Our family had our power returned last Tuesday.
As I ran today, I went down a road behind our house and began seeing trees blown down and power lines in the road. Pole after pole had a lose wire dangling from it or laying nearby.
I saw a lady working in her garden and said; “Now, I see why it took three days for our power to come on.”
She replied; “I know. We just got out power last night.”
That six days after our was turned on. It saddens me that I live within a block from her house and did not know they were in the dark. I have no contact with that road. I don’t drive through it, I rarely run through it.
But, I missed an opportunity to serve.
Here we were celebrating our lights turning on, while just a block away—people were sitting in the dark. We never gave them another thought—assuming everyone had power.
How many times do we see people who may be hurting, but we miss them because we are celebrating our good turn of events?
The Bible Reminds us:
Andlet us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap,if we do not give up. (Galatians 6:9, ESV)
We need to always be ready to look around us for those who are hurting.