Help carry others’ burdens
The DNA of Discipleship: Nurturing Relationships 1
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:2
How do we nurture relationships? We nurture relationships by being with another, listening, or praying regularly for that person. We can follow-up later by asking how the problem is going. God may give us a verse to encourage the other person. It might come from your reading where you can mark it as a favorite to be discussed later. Sometimes we help by hearing the confession of another and we pray and speak over them God’s forgiveness. God may show us a way to serve the person, like driving them somewhere, helping them to pay for something, cooking food or helping to clean or fix something. Sometimes we think of a question that helps us understand the problem. We can communicate how much we care and accept the person. These actions make love real and help us to bear each other’s burdens which Paul said fulfilled Christ’s law.
For Reflection:
- How have you been helped by someone else in the faith?
- What type of things count as a burden that needs help to carry?
Make Life Count:
- Do some concrete step of action to help carry someone else’s burden today.
- When have you carried another’s burden? How does discipleship prepare a person to do that?
Hungry for More?
- What burden do you need help carrying.
Together with you in carrying burdens,
