I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do.
— Helen Keller (1880 – 1968)
...a bag of food for a family on hard times, a phone call to a grieving friend or parishioner, a dinner invitation for a lonely neighbor, a ride to the store for an older person, a game of cards with a youngster, volunteering at a soup kitchen, teaching CCD, joining the choir, mentoring a child, teaching someone to read, reading to someone who cannot see, holding a door open, adopting a child ...
Big or small, we all find ourselves called to help others in ways that only we can do.
It is our willingness to answer that call which is more important than anything else.
2 comments:
I've found this to be so true, and I'm ashamed to say how many times I've squelched the urge to make that phone call or speak to someone. I know better, but my own introvert personality gets in the way. No, that's really an excuse that I shouldn't allow myself. Those urges to call someone are God's still small voice and I really should heed them.
I voted for you on BLOG VILLAGE today.
Sometimes when I notice that I "could" do something, I either ignore it or rationalize it away. I love this quote because it reminds me not to use the excuse that someone else can do it - or will do it. (I love Helen Keller quotes anyhow.) Thanks for your comment..and your vote.
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