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January 14

Pass on the Blessings

Finally, all of you be of one mind, sympathetic, lovers of your fellow believers, compassionate. . . . You were called to do this so that you might inherit a blessing.

—1 Peter 3:8-9

Someone needs what you have to give today. It may be a small gift of encouragement through your words or your greetings. It may be a gentle heart that listens with compassion. It may be your clever sense of humor and your ability to chase away the clouds of gloom that threaten their day. You are God's hands and feet, his eyes and ears.

Emily Dickinson reflected on this need in her own way when she wrote . . .

They might not need me; but they might.

I'll let my head be just in sight;

A smile as small as mine might be

Precisely their necessity.

Your smile, your thoughts, your helping hands are just what somebody else needs today. Bless others and God will immediately bless you. Show his face and shine his light everywhere you go today. You are blessed to be a blessing.

In the Flow

Lord, you know the needs of each person I will encounter today. Help me see them as you see them. Help me offer them the gift of your blessing. Amen.