Then they drew Jeremiah

           up with ropes

and lifted him

      out of the cistern.

             Jeremiah 38. 13

(Because that is what

    the Body of Christ should do,

that is how deeply aware

   His people should be.

         We recognize need

         and respond to it.

Sometimes physically

    lifting someone out of the mud,

        getting our hands dirty

        for their sake,

bringing words of encouragement,

using ropes of prayer,

   raising up each other

              in times of struggle,

              difficulty, miry bogs,

   and needs both visible

         and below the surface.

And sometimes,

              all of the above.

We know no strangers

                     among us.

What does that look like

            today?

Who has God placed

       on my path

       and on my heart?)

O LORD,

You have positioned us

         strategically

and stuffed our pockets

     with grace overflowing.

Open our eyes and hearts

   that we would not

   just be sensitive to need,

but know how to respond

     and have the courage to do it.

That too

      is how we worship You.

There are no small acts of love.