My Adventures

Comfort Each Other

“Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important.” ~Galatians 6:2-3
A little while back on a slow evening at the grocery store a woman came in and picked up a stack of local newspapers. She walked to the check lane and put them down. A few weeks prior a proud grandparent had done the same because his grandson was doing a fundraiser to pay for an eagle scout project that would benefit local law enforcement. Thinking this was something similar, I asked her if there was something special in the paper.
            “Yes,” she replied flipping to the obituaries. “It’s my son. He was only thirty-six. I found him.”
            I reached out and rubbed her back and told her how sorry I was. She put her arms around me, I hugged her back and she dissolved into tears. We stood there, a picture of grief and comfort.
            In this time of social distancing, it’s easy for us to forget that the human touch is necessary for our wellbeing. Sometimes we need to take a risk to show we care. What are you risking today?