An anthropologist was winding up several months of research in a small village, the story is told. While waiting for a ride to the airport for his return flight home, he decided to pass the time by making up a game for some children. His idea was to create a race for a basket of fruit and candy that he placed near a tree. But when he gave the signal to run, no one made a dash for the finish line. Instead the children joined hands and ran together to the tree. When asked why they chose to run as a group rather than each racing for the prize, a little girl spoke up and said: “How could one of us be happy when all of the others are sad?” Because these children cared about each other, they wanted all to share the basket of fruit and candy." (Our Daily Bread 7/29/2016)
As Christians, why is it that we fail to ask ourselves "what would Jesus do?,
in regard to our relationship with others. The answer is that Jesus always thought of the needs of others, over Himself. He defiantly showed this in His ministry, and extremely in His death on the cross.
How can we be a help to others? How can we make a difference for others? These are the questions we should always ask, if we are to fulfill the law of Christ, in our lives. (John 13:34) GP
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