Comments on: Help for Military Families–What Works Best? http://www.warriors-sanctuary.org/2009/10/help-for-military-what-works-best/ A Blog for Military Members and Families Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:17:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Chaplain Campbell http://www.warriors-sanctuary.org/2009/10/help-for-military-what-works-best/comment-page-1/#comment-749 Chaplain Campbell Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:47:51 +0000 http://www.warriors-sanctuary.org/?p=1582#comment-749 Thanks for your candid reply ... reminds me of the Book of James that says, "If a brother or a sister is without clothes and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well,' but you don't give them what the body needs, what good is it? In the same way faith, if it doesn't have works, is dead by itself." James 2:15-17 Holman Christian Standard Bible Have you experienced the kind of "human love put into action" that you mention? Chaplain Campbell Thanks for your candid reply … reminds me of the Book of James that says,

“If a brother or a sister is without clothes and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well,’ but you don’t give them what the body needs, what good is it? In the same way faith, if it doesn’t have works, is dead by itself.”
James 2:15-17 Holman Christian Standard Bible

Have you experienced the kind of “human love put into action” that you mention?

Chaplain Campbell

]]> By: Kelly http://www.warriors-sanctuary.org/2009/10/help-for-military-what-works-best/comment-page-1/#comment-746 Kelly Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:09:26 +0000 http://www.warriors-sanctuary.org/?p=1582#comment-746 Don't offer to help me if you're not willing to follow through. It's very hard for me to ask, so why don't you just anticipate my needs and come over with a meal, mow my lawn, drive me to my physical therapy appointment, or babysit for me. I'll return the favor when my crisis is over and if I can't because you have moved or deployed or whatever, then I promise to pay your kindness forward to some other military member or spouse or child. Programs, websites, briefs, and seminars are useful, but simple human love put into action is the answer to this question. Don’t offer to help me if you’re not willing to follow through. It’s very hard for me to ask, so why don’t you just anticipate my needs and come over with a meal, mow my lawn, drive me to my physical therapy appointment, or babysit for me. I’ll return the favor when my crisis is over and if I can’t because you have moved or deployed or whatever, then I promise to pay your kindness forward to some other military member or spouse or child. Programs, websites, briefs, and seminars are useful, but simple human love put into action is the answer to this question.

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