Love Through Me

Our men’s chorus sings a song that has become quite special to us. In fact, we sort of consider it our signature piece. The wife of one of our second tenors and the young daughter of one of the first tenors stand on either side of the chorus and do the song in sign language as we sing it. The basic theme of the song is a prayer asking the Lord to serve others through us. The name of the song is “Love Through Me.”

One of the lines goes “Somewhere somebody needs Your love today. Oh, Lord, Love through me.” It is something all believing Christians should do, although it is sometimes a little hard, especially for those of us who teach in public schools. But even there, opportunities arise. And it probably isn’t as hard as our minds might make it seem.

This coming Friday at my school we’ll be having Awards Day. Most schools have such events at year’s end. Numerous prizes, certificates and awards are presented to the children. Typically, the parents of those receiving the awards are notified so they can be present when their child is publicly honored.

Today was Awards Day at the school where my wife teaches. There is one little girl she has been working with on the side for over a year. The child comes from a broken home, and a difficult one even at that. She receives very little support or encouragement from any adult relative. Today, the child, who I’ll call Ana, received an award. She was hoping that her Grandmother, with whom she often stays, or her father (who is not employed) would be there. But no one showed up. So she sat alone crying, while the other children celebrated and shared their books with parents. Seeing what had happened, my wife went over to “Ana” and asked if she would share the book with her... As the song goes, “Love through Me.”

Some who read this today may be in a similar situation in the next few days. Is there someone at your work site that needs an encouraging word, a smile, or, perhaps, a brief prayer? What does it take to show love to a neglected soul? I think this is what the Lord meant in Matt 25 where he referred to the righteous as those who will take the time to care for the needy, those in the hospital, jails, those with no parents.

The Father appreciates such actions as if we’d done it for His Son. How many lives can you or I touch today?...tomorrow……next week….

Dr. G