"Let all that you do be done in love." - 1 Corinthians 16:14 ESV
No one needs to have their life made difficult. It's usually difficult as it is already. So why not strive instead to make life a bit easier for each other? If we look around, there's plenty of opportunity and need for that.
I once heard a sincere government official decried the difficulty of extending help to the needy because of too much bureaucracy. Before the act of kindness reaches the recipient, delays through red tape have already compounded the problem and made the help either ineffective or useless.
Wherever we have any participation in any process, there's a place for us to make the load lighter. Wherever there's heaviness, whether in the form of a physical load or an emotional struggle, there's an opportunity to extend a helping hand. There's always a divine providence at work why in our abundance we tend to meet someone in need and vice versa. This is how God takes care of all of us. None is intended to be a mere spectator in everything that's going on in life, whether good or bad. To make the most of this divine design, we cannot afford to only have a passing involvement but a total immersion. If someone needs an encouraging word, we don't scrimp on our advice. If another needs financial help we don't stop at our mite. If there's a need for company we don't cut short the time.
Life is also ironic in this regard. The one who seems to give the most tends to lose the least. The God who designed us for generosity makes sure that the abundance goes both ways. Where we have made someone's load lighter in one area, He makes sure we also receive for ourselves in another.
