Ruth 1:1-22
There is a contemporary gospel song that I tend to laugh at because it is not necessarily true.
“Well, I’ve been lied on, cheated, talked about, mistreated, I’ve been used, scorned, talked about sore as bone. I’ve been up, down, almost to the ground. But as long as I got King Jesus, long as I got King Jesus, long, long, long as I got. I don’t need nobody else.” (Long as I Got King Jesus – Vickie Winans)
Yes we got King Jesus but aren’t we also the hands and feet of Jesus? Therefore we need each other.
I don’t like asking for help. It’s not a natural instinct for me but I enjoy helping others. I know that people are busy and I don’t want to be an unnecessary burden on anyone. Yet there have been many times when I had no choice but to ask for help.
When I joined St. John’s God blessed me with a true church family. My Sunday school class is called the Seekers. I can share anything with them. When Devin started middle school I was working at Wildwood Elementary School; I needed help picking him up from school. Fran Anderson and Buffie Grayson were super grannies who started picking Devin up from school and dropping him off at Wildwood. There’s no way I could have made it through those years without them. Yes I got King Jesus but I also need somebody else.
When Kevin went to Southeastern University I didn’t know how I was going to find the money to get the things he needed for his dorm room. No worries, auntie Daphne Grady had it covered because she bought his comforter, sheets and other goodies. I didn’t even have to ask her because she knew he needed them. Yes I got King Jesus but I also need somebody else.
God doesn’t want us to go alone. I know this is true because of the countless times he’s sent family both blood and church to go with me. You already know that I’m a breast cancer survivor not once but twice. Each time I’ve needed someone to go with me for a biopsy or surgery. Jane Rassi, my mom Mary, my sisters Ann, Thelma and Charlesetta were with me. Oh I must not forget Pastor Lane and Pastor Deidre prayed with me right before my surgery. Yes I got King Jesus but I also need someone else.
We don’t have to go alone, we have King Jesus and we also have each other. We are the hands and feet of Jesus. “When the world keeps spinning and the sun keeps shining: all we really need is just you and me. Keep on dreaming, keep on living all it’s gonna take is just you and me. This is love, this is life, all we really need is just you and me.” (When I’m With You – The Katinas)
L. Darlene Dickson