Mrs Virginia Harris
Pastor's Wife
Beacon Baptist Church
Welland, Ontario
Bear Ye One Another's Burdens
"Bear ye one another's burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ."
Last week, our 14-year-old daughter, Victoria, was at a youth activity located at an indoor trampoline park. As the teens were playing, jumping around in the various area of the park, Victoria jumped and came down wrong on her knee. She felt her knee pop and pain shot through her leg. Her friends all came over to see if she was ok. The next morning, the doctor told her that nothing was broken and that he wasn't able to say if anything was torn due to the severe pain and swelling. The doctor said that the swelling in her knee was a natural splint.
Last week, our 14-year-old daughter, Victoria, was at a youth activity located at an indoor trampoline park. As the teens were playing, jumping around in the various area of the park, Victoria jumped and came down wrong on her knee. She felt her knee pop and pain shot through her leg. Her friends all came over to see if she was ok. The next morning, the doctor told her that nothing was broken and that he wasn't able to say if anything was torn due to the severe pain and swelling. The doctor said that the swelling in her knee was a natural splint.
My first thought was how this was just one more example of how amazing our Creator is. Our bodies are designed on such a way that everything reacts to a trauma in a way that is helpful. As much as I don't enjoy pain, imagine what terrible damage we could unwittingly inflict upon ourselves if it wasn't for pain. When we touch a hot dish just out of the oven, we feel pain and pull away our hand. We could receive a much deeper degree of burn if it wasn't for that warning pain of HOT!
My second thought was that we - the body of Christ - should imitate our physical bodies in the rushing of aid to a member of the body that is hurting. It should be an automatic reaction. We can be there for support and encouragement. Immediate attention to that member who is suffering can aid in the healing process.
"Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." Galatians 6:2
My second thought was that we - the body of Christ - should imitate our physical bodies in the rushing of aid to a member of the body that is hurting. It should be an automatic reaction. We can be there for support and encouragement. Immediate attention to that member who is suffering can aid in the healing process.
"Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." Galatians 6:2
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