Lending a Hand

There is little that is more inspiring than to watch someone just spontaneously help someone else. Watching a man on the bus jump out of his seat to help a young mom with her baby so she could put her stroller against the wall or the bus driver carrying bags for another woman can fill your heart with hope and move you to respond when you too see a need. Even just hearing about service that other people you know can make you want to lend a hand too. Lent is a great time to move yourself from wanting to do some service, to actually doing some service. It is a great time to lend a hand. Maybe it’s just helping someone to their car with groceries or giving an arm to lean on when someone is unsteady. Maybe it’s doing someone in your family’s chores for them. It could be lots of things big or small, but lending a hand is never insignificant. You never know who you might inspire or how you might inspire yourself.