Galatians Ch. 6 Verse 2 "Carry each other's burdens and
so, you will fulfill the law of Christ"
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Lori Foster's messages and
pieces from her journals:
I was feeling stressed and worried about a
loved one and I confide in someone.
That person could see my sadness and
says to me, "Why don't we pray together?"
I looked up to that person with
kindness and tell her, " I would
really appreciate that but I
can't pray." I told her
that if she can pray for my
situation that would be great.
The person spoke a beautiful
and warm prayer over my
concerns and I realized I had
just received a
{Hidden gift among me}
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I was in a parking lot at a
bank and I could hear some
sort of stress coming from the
car next to me. I could see a man
in the front yelling at a young
adult male in the back seat.
He is sitting there taking all
the anger in! I look over
to the car and wish
so bad the stress would ease.
I decided to drive away with
the man still in his anger.
I realized I got to drive away!
What about the young adult
in the back seat? How can
he ever learn with someone
yelling at him?
I felt sad as I drove away!
The person in the back
seat was a beautiful gift
of God's love.
I prayed out loud to our
Lord, " Take care of your
people Lord, take care of
your people!"
{Hidden and yet the most
beautiful gift from God}
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I am with a person who is very
weak with failing health. I go
to be with that person and try
to give them care and comfort.
I could see in that person's eyes
of loneliness and sadness. I pray
beside this person and ask for
God's peace and his blessings
of love to be upon them.
As I look into this helpless
person's eyes I see Christ +
This person through their
most difficulties are blessing
me +
{Hidden beauty of God's
love in the eyes of another}
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You have a child or teen who has
an illness or some kind of flu or
virus.
Suddenly, your sleep is awakened
with cries and moaning.
You go see what the problem is
and the mess has gone everywhere!
They didn't have time to make it
to the bathroom. The mess is all over
your child. You stay calm and figure
out what are the first steps to do!
You grab some laundry baskets
or trash bags. You lay down towels
on the floor. You tell your child or
teen to step on the towel. You help
them undress and discard the
dirty garments in a bag. You help
your child gets washed and clean.
You find a clean outfit and place
the sick child on the couch.
Then you go back and strip the
bedding and throw them in the
tub or shower or outdoor hose,
to rinse them off.
Then you can begin washing
the loads of soiled laundry.
Then you have to scrub down
the shower or tub and make
sure, everything is clean in
the area they got sick on.
Be sure your sick child has
a trash can or bucket beside
them with a towel underneath.
Why am I telling you this?
Because when people are
helpless and sick the last
thing they need is to feel
guilty. It's up to us to kick
in gear and clean up the
mess the best we can.
It's all a learning process
but cleaning the mess isn't
the most important thing
that we learn; it's how we
approach it and respond is
what matters.
{We are asked to do hidden
gifts among us even if it's
dirty, messy, and disgusting}
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You see a family or community who
have been struck by tragedy and
you don't know what to do.
You see people organizing help
for what is needed.
You see that ministers and priest
are trying to help the situation in
any way they can.
You see people stepping up to
help in any way possible.
Maybe it's the gifts of speaking
to those who are hurting.
Maybe it's the person who is
good at organizing a fund raiser
for their needs.
Maybe it's a person organizing
a prayer meeting to
pray for these people
whom are in great distress.
Maybe it's the community coming
together to show every person matters.
We often ask ourselves what we can
do to help! The first and most
important thing to do is pray +
Pray for God's hand to touch them
and lift them up +
Pray for God's peace and comfort
to be given among them+
Pray for God's Holiness
of care to
be given day by day+
Pray as a family
for those who are suffering.
Maybe you can send a card,
note, a gift.
Maybe you can go visit
with the people whose
lives have been deeply
effected.
We all have gifts to bring
to others.
{Because they are the
hidden gifts among us}
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