A man I’ve known for years told me he had six girlfriends. He said that after his wife died a few years back, the women from her “Knit Wits” group would occasionally call on him to fix something around their homes — plumbing, electrical, and other repairs. He told me he always charged $20, no matter how long it took or how difficult. And then he began to call on them to help him when he needed an extra set of hands. He asked one of them to be there in case he fell off the ladder while painting his house, and four of them showed up and finished the job in a day. And these are 75- to 80-year-old people we’re talking about! Their story touched me deeply. Isn’t this the way we should all be? We’ve become accustomed to calling on “professionals” to do everything for us, without giving a thought to alternatives. Hearing of people stepping up and helping each other is inspiring and heart-warming — and practical! Let’s keep on loving each other and reaching out helping hands, always. Namaste…
“My weary hope tries to realize that happy day, when man shall recognize the Science of Christ and love his neighbor as himself, — when he shall realize God’s omnipotence and the healing power of the divine Love in what it has done and is doing for mankind.”
Mary Baker Eddy - Science & Health Page 55:16-21
“The body is the means by which God’s Son returns to sanity. Though it was made to fence him into hell without escape, yet has the goal of Heaven been exchanged for the pursuit of hell. The Son of God extends his hand to reach his brother, and to help him walk along the road with him. Now is the body holy. Now it serves to heal the mind that it was made to kill.”
A Course in Miracles pII.5.4:1-5
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