In the spirit of kindness, thoughtfulness and fellowship how can we help someone this winter?

The nights are now pulling in and we are all feeling the chill as we hunker down and get ready for winter. It is an exciting time to change the T shirts to jumpers and open toes to boots, light fires, eat soups and watch the leaves fall from the trees to redefine the landscape.

But it can also be a time of huge anxiety for many; winter can put a heavier strain on some more than others, the very old, the very poor and the very sick.

So the question is:

In the spirit of kindness, thoughtfulness and fellowship how can we help someone this winter?

Simple things we can do for others really can make a huge difference to someone’s life as St Paul said:

“Carry one another’s burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ” Galatians 6: 2

Few of us need to look very far to find someone who would be better for a little encouragement a helping hand in someway or just simply some human contact in the form of regular conversation.

We must not get hung up on our own burdens and forget others, remember that it is easier to carry two heavy shopping bags than one, because they balance.

So as winter approaches look out for those in need it is what we do that means so much more than what we say and a community full of kindness, thoughtfulness and fellowship is also one of love. Rev Em x