Just Our Presence!
"Rejoice with those who rejoice,
and weep with those who weep."
Romans 12: 15
Kelly Needham wrote of a difficult time in her life as she
grappled with her third miscarriage. One night
shortly after
ward, she and friend Abbey were in their church’s prayer
room at the same time.
“When she asked me how I was, something inside me
broke. I don’t remember what she said to me or what
she prayed for me,” Kelly wrote. “I just cried. I’ve never
cried so hard in front of anyone the way I did with her
that night.
Her arm around my shoulder and her simple presence in
that hard place was the balm to my soul. It was so sweet
that words fail to do it justice. I’ll never forget it. The Lord
met me that night through her.”
What a blessing to have Christian friends encourage
and support us as we serve Christ! Our loads are too
heavy to carry alone, and we need someone to rejoice
and to weep
with us.
It begins when we make ourselves available to rejoice
and weep with someone in need. Today the
Lord may
bring across your path someone needing your simple
presence. Be there!
"Friendship is an irreplaceable
gift in the life of a Christian."
Kelly Needham