Little Things

I've often heard people say "it's the little things that count." I've said it too at times. When I think of what that means, all kinds of ordinary daily experiences come to mind. Picking up something an older sister has dropped, greeting a person who seems sad or preoccupied, finding a cushion for a someone with a back problem, offering to carry a tray for an older sister, writing a thank you note to someone who gives of herself without expecting anything in return, offering to run an errand for a super busy person, helping someone with a burdensome task, making a cake for someone's birthday or no reason at all, wiping up a mess that someone left, calling a friend who is lonely or depressed, visiting an elderly person who rarely has company. It often takes just a few minutes, but it means a lot to people in our often impersonal world. We often take people for granted or think we're too tired or too busy to interrupt our plans. If we only knew what our presence can do in another's life. Jesus often stopped to heal, to touch, to teach, to feed, to show compassion. We are his hands and feet now. Reach out and touch someone today!