Morning thought 3
Wednesday May 22nd 2019
In the Bible, we read several
times that Jesus was moved with compassion when he saw need. We learn how he
responded with help. To see people’s compassion in action is always exciting
and last month, I got the privilege of seeing just that.
Earlier this year one of the
trusts in Romania we assist asked if we could provide funding for Ioli. Ioli was brought up in the Romanian state orphanage
system. She lived on the streets for a number of years and desperately needed extensive dental
work.
Ioli is now
with a Romanian charity that is helping her get her life together. She realised
just how bad her teeth were and was very self-conscious about them, trying to
hide them. However, a local dentist in Jersey heard about Ioli’s
need and offered to do the work free of
charge. Last month, she was one of three visitors staying with me from Romania
for a week. Ioli received nine crowns, three implants
and now has a new confident smile. She is longer tries to hide that beautiful
smile thanks to the generosity and compassionate response of the dentist. This
has genuinely changed her life.
All of us have opportunities in
our daily lives to ignore need or to respond with compassion. In one of the
gospels we read how Jesus responded with compassion towards a weeping window as
she buried her only child; he stopped the funeral procession to help. I
encourage you to look out for opportunities to respond with compassion today,
as Jesus Christ himself did.