Service

This weekend I had the opportunity to help someone. A woman was abandoned by her husband. With no friends or family she had one day to move out of an apartment in Denver into one in Colorado Springs. I went to help a group pack her things & load a truck. I like to think I wasn't planning on driving down to the Springs to help her unload the truck but I don't think I can honestly say that.

I have known something about myself that I have had a hard time putting into words. I have this awareness or sensitivity to identifying people in need. People who have been abandoned or people who are alone. Maybe it is because I had a similar background growing up. I can relate to their situation because of all the nights I felt I was alone. Something deep inside my heart knows it wasn't right to be left alone & abandoned. While I can't change how everyone thinks or how society prioritizes life & when to reach out or serve people, I can be the guy who shows up. I can be the guy who doesn't leave them in their moment of need & lonliness. I can be there for someone else and make a difference in that critical moment.

I will never forget the look on this lady & her friend's face when I said my friend & I would drive close to 70 miles to help them unload their moving truck. For a moment they had a look of awe & gratefulness. More importantly they looked like they were comforted in knowing they weren't alone.