We have had more than our share of mishaps and illness in our ward this summer. We have one sister who was in a head-on freeway collision (with a drunk 17 year old girl) and has been in the hospital since August. We had one sister with MS fall and break her hip. Another who suffers from chronic illness ended up in the hospital with cellulitis. And another who just finished up chemo from a double mastectomy.
Our poor (and totally awesome) Compassionate Service leader has been run ragged. Last Sunday she was chasing down helpers for 4 different lists for food and visits. The other women in our ward have stepped up and been totally AWESOME! The visiting teachers for these sisters in need have been too!
Last Sunday, our Relief Society lesson was on Unity and I will say that nothing creates unity more than the need for charity. When Mark was in the hospital last year with Encephalomyelitis, several people commented that his illness really brought the ward together. We were served in amazing and humbling ways over that three month period from the simplest prayer to the brother who came every Saturday until late Fall to mow our lawn to the youth who came and cleaned up our yard for the winter. Everyone was looking to help.
There is nothing so nourishing to the soul as to serve one another. I am so grateful that service is a big part of the LDS culture. If there were more people in the world who served those around them, the world would be a much better place.
Our poor (and totally awesome) Compassionate Service leader has been run ragged. Last Sunday she was chasing down helpers for 4 different lists for food and visits. The other women in our ward have stepped up and been totally AWESOME! The visiting teachers for these sisters in need have been too!
Last Sunday, our Relief Society lesson was on Unity and I will say that nothing creates unity more than the need for charity. When Mark was in the hospital last year with Encephalomyelitis, several people commented that his illness really brought the ward together. We were served in amazing and humbling ways over that three month period from the simplest prayer to the brother who came every Saturday until late Fall to mow our lawn to the youth who came and cleaned up our yard for the winter. Everyone was looking to help.
There is nothing so nourishing to the soul as to serve one another. I am so grateful that service is a big part of the LDS culture. If there were more people in the world who served those around them, the world would be a much better place.
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