Women’s Ministry
One Another
“Bear one another’s burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ.” — Galatians 6:2
Galatians 6:2 tells us that the law
of Christ is fulfilled as we bear one
another’s burdens. The “second
commandment” to love our neighbors
as ourselves is visible as we bear one
another’s burdens. The idea behind
burden-bearing is to come alongside
someone and make the load lighter. We
might think of someone walking toward
us weighted down with heavy baggage,
and coming to their rescue, we carry
some of that baggage for them. It is
sympathizing with others that then goes
beyond feelings to real help managing
the load.
In order to be helped ourselves and to
give help to others, we have to know
one another. How can we know one
another unless we spend time together
and are open to one another? How
can we be a part of this community of
helping unless we make time to think
about others? Our lives may not be
structured with community in mind in
this culture. We seem to be primarily
conditioned to be individuals with
individualistic goals in mind for our
own families, which can leave us
isolated from others. But in the church
we have the opportunity to break away
from that point of view and have a
bigger vision that includes others. It
is hard to change our ways, but we
can all make progress as we see the
truths of God’s Word and carry out
its priorities.
Jane Boatright
All Women Make
Plans to Attend!
From Middle and High
School Age and Up
Women of the Church
Annual Fall Meeting
and Luncheon Tea
Saturday morning
September 22
10:00 a.m.
at
Point Pleasant
441 Suncrest Blvd.
Since we are told to bear one another’s
burdens, we know that we all have
burdens. Scripture doesn’t say that those
who have no burdens are to bear the
burdens of others. Burden-bearing is
mutual in the family of God. Ed Welch
says in his book, Side by Side, “The basic
idea is that those who help best are the
ones who both need help and give help.
A healthy community is dependent on
all of us being both.” We all need help
and we are all to give help.
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