Rockin’ out together …

Some churches have turned serving one another into service projects. They show up, do their good deed, then disappear, often not to be seen again.

Serving others isn’t just about the deed that is done; it often has more to do with the fact you cared to not just show up, but enough to keep coming back.

There was once an elderly, despondent woman in a nursing home. She wouldn’t speak to anyone or request anything. She merely existed, rocking in her creaky old rocking chair.

The old woman didn’t have many visitors. But every couple mornings, a concerned and wise young nurse would go into her room. She didn’t try to speak or ask questions of the old lady. She simply pulled up another rocking chair beside the old woman and rocked with her.

Weeks or months later, the old woman finally spoke.

“Thank you,” she said. “Thank you for rocking with me.”

Your presence offered from a loving and caring heart can be one of the greatest ways you can serve others. But you have to purposely walk into their lives … and keep coming back.

Scotty