I had originally planned on including only verse 2, but I felt compelled to add verse 3. We are not as familiar with this follow-on reprimand of simply not being better than the person who needs help and certainly not being as important as we think we are. I drove past an elderly woman who was shoveling her mailbox out of the snow this afternoon. I wanted to stop and help, but I am recovering from a broken leg and I did not have proper gloves and boots - aka, I was more important. As I drove by, however, I called my husband and asked him to go help her. I then turned my car around to tell her he was on his way. When I got back to her house I had to laugh at myself. My husband had asked me if I was sure she needed help. To which I responded, "She's like 80+ years old, it's cold outside and she's on the street shoveling. Of course she needs help!" When I got back to her house 3 minutes later, she was not outside (speedy woman) and a young man was shoveling her porch steps. Clearly, I had misread the situation. I turned around, called my husband, who was now on his way, and told him NVM. I meant well.
Blessings!
Today's Photo: Let me share your burdens
"I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than work miracles in unkindness and hardness." -Mother Teresa
EXIF: Nikon D7100
ISO 200
200mm (70-200mm f/2.8)
f4
1/20
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