'We do wrong to those around us
We do wrong to those around us
We are too stingy of our heart's gifts. God has given us His love, that with it we may make life sweeter, better, easier, truer, more victorious, for others.
We do wrong to those around us , when we stint the measure of love we give them, when we withhold the words of cheer, appreciation, encouragement, affection, and comfort which are in our hearts to speak — or when we fail to do the gentle, kindly things we could so easily do to make life happier and sweeter for them.
God has put it in our power to help each other in many ways:
sometimes by deeds that lift away burdens,
sometimes by words that inspire courage and strength,
sometimes by sympathy that halves sorrow.
Yet there is no other way in which we can serve others so wisely, so effectively, so divinely — as by prayer for them.
Our hands are clumsy and awkward, and often hurt the life we would heal with our touch, or strengthen or uphold with our strength.
But in prayer we can reach our friend through God, and His hand is infinitely gentle, and never hurts a life.