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Pastor's Message “Helping Another” Probably more than once a week, we find ourselves thinking or wishing that we really would like to have another person to help us accomplish as task. On the other hand, our modern super-efficient society has worked for over a hundred years to minimize the moments when we need an extra hand. And yet, such moments still pop up. Once upon a time, washing the dishes was a natural two person activity. An extra person getting the wet, but clean, dishes dry and put away made the dishwasher’s job far more efficient and pleasant. Changing the sheets on the bed works much better with two. There is something about going up a ladder that just feels better when another person is standing at the bottom. Whether changing a tire on a care, or washing as car, the presence of another completely changes the atmosphere. The presence of another makes a significant difference. In the story of Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-41), Mary appears to be annoyed that her sister shirks her duty of helping with the dishes so that she can listen to Jesus. ‘Tell her to help me.” In this short story, the word “help” is used to describe the notion of one person working alongside of another in a mutually helping situation, such as when one person washes while he other dries. In Romans 8:26, we read “The Spirit helps us in our weaknesses.” Paul uses a very unusual work which is translated “help” in this verse. This is the same word as is used in Mary’s plea to Jesus God has sent to us Jesus, along with the very spirit of Jesus, to help our spirits in our weaknesses. The vertical help of God meets the horizontal human experience of both needing and receiving help from others. Rev. John S. Naugle
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