Whump!
Theme of the Week: A Bother—and a Joy
Skip Heitzig
Monday, April 18, 2005
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Key Bible Verse: Dear children, let us stop saying we love each other; let us really show it by our actions (1 John 3:18). Bonus Reading:James 2:14-18
As Josh was sailing down a Chicago neighborhood street in his two-months-old, 12-cylinder Jaguar XKE, a brick sailed through the air and struck its shiny, black passenger door. Brakes slammed, gears ground into reverse, and tires spun the Jaguar back to the spot from which the missile had been launched. The young executive jumped out, grabbed the kid, and pushed him against a fender. "That's my new Jag," he shouted. "That brick you threw is gonna cost you lots of money!"
"I'm sorry, mister! No one would stop! I didn't know what else to do," the youngster sobbed, pointing. "It's my brother. He rolled off the curb, fell out of his wheelchair, and is hurt. He's too heavy for me. Please, help me lift him back."
Josh's head of steam evaporated. Straining, he lifted the boy's brother into the wheelchair, wiped the scrapes and cuts with his handkerchief, and checked to see that there was no serious injury. He then watched the younger brother push the wheelchair down the sidewalk toward their home.
Josh never did fix his door. He kept the dent to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone would have to throw a brick to get his attention.
—Skip Heitzig in Jesus Up Close
My Response: Someone I know whose actions reveal an urgent need for my help is _____.
Adapted from Jesus Up Close (Tyndale, 2001) by permission.
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