I often hear of times where our neighborhoods were close knit and supported one another in their times of need. I’ve heard about rent parties to help individuals raise funds so that they would not become evicted. I’ve heard about neighbors discipling children that weren’t their own when they were caught doing wrong. It seems these support systems have dwindled away and the concern for our neighbor has decreased over the years.
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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. You can never be what you ought to be until I am what I ought to be.” To achieve this, it takes community. It takes me not only looking out for my interests, but also my neighbor’s. It takes me embracing the idea that I’m not blessed until my neighbor is. God blesses us to be a blessing to others and your blessing is in serving those in our community.
More than a day of service
Heavenly Father, I am blessed so that I can be a blessing to others. You have given me victory so I can help others become victorious in You. I will no longer be consumed by my own interest, but the interest of others until we are all blessed. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
