My youngest SCREAMED in church constantly as a baby.
She is super chill and great otherwise, but she went through a period of about six months where she would just cry every time we sat down in a pew.
One Sunday in particular was really rough, with me getting up and down multiple times to take her out and calm her down.
It was pretty loud.
I just felt exhausted.
Later, after church, there was a knock on our door.
Someone I don’t know very well showed up at our doorstep with cupcakes and a sweet, supportive message.
I was overwhelmed with gratitude.
And I felt her love, even though we hadn’t talked much before.
As soon as she left, I thought about how meaningful her service was.
And my mind went to a friend that was going through a rough time.
I texted her, and we had a nice conversation filled with sympathy and connection.
Paul wrote: “And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works.” (Hebrews 10:24)
How do we provoke each other to love more?
The answer to that is pretty easy when I think about what other people have done that helped inspire me to do good works:
They’ve loved ME and done good works for ME!
When I am served, I want to serve more.
When I am loved, I want to love more.
We can start a chain reaction of goodness and love when we choose to act as the Savior did.
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
