Topic: Hope In Loneliness, Part 4 Of 5

In most major cities there are organizations called Big Brothers and Big Sisters. These organizations try to find an older adult to be a friend to young children or teenagers. These young folks need a friend to ward off the loneliness of living in a family where one of the parents is not living at home. These young people need you to let a little of the Light and love of God shine in the darkness of being a kid in a dark and lonely world. Not very far from where you live is a church with people who need other people with whom they can talk. This church is full of people who need other people to be with them, to share their problems, and to love them. These people need you to give them hope and show them a glimmer of the Light and love of God. The first few Sunday's you go to church you may not see the needs, but the needs are there. In most churches today, older members vastly outnumber the younger members. Many of these older church members are widows or widowers. They know loneliness first hand. They need you to show them caring and compassion. You don't have to have some kind of special skill to reach out to people. You don't have to be good at conversation (although it helps and can be learned). You don't have to be smart, or educated. All you have to do to rid your own loneliness is show people you care about them. It may not require anything more than taking someone some candy, cookies, flowers, a card, or a trinket. In truth, no "thing" is required, because you don't have to take anything but yourself.

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These words were posted at one of Shepherd's Care Ministries Sites called Wisdom Moment. This site is located at:
http://www.shepherdscare.net/wisdomminute

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