By Lisa Wilmore
My Christian Friends,
I greet you in the only name that matters, Jesus the Christ. I am so grateful to be able to come to you once again, humbled with a sincere heart. I encourage you to continue to do the things that please God. Even though times may be tough and bleak, stay with God. He is the source of our strength.
As I journey to the message that God has given me for this date and time, it is vital that we, believers of Jesus, share the love that God has placed in our hearts with others. Specifically, there are individuals who have been housed in nursing homes and convalescent facilities who would love to receive a visit from someone. Even though visits are slim to none, their smiles radiate as you walk through the door.
Recently, God positioned me at a nursing facility to visit a close relative and friend who had been placed there to receive rehabilitation services. Interestingly, a group of women and a gentleman were sitting outside (in wheelchairs), talking about the goodness of God. Of course, I could not pass up the opportunity to get in on the conversation. During the dialogue, they shared information about their lives and where they attended church. More importantly, they shared their love for Jesus Christ. After the discussion, I asked them what could I do for them, and what are their needs? They each answered in like manner, we would love to have someone (friends, relatives, church family members) to come and check on us. They expressed their loneliness and desire to have someone to come by and just say “hello”.
Please understand that there is no condemnation or finger pointing to anyone who reads this message. But it is an appeal to those of us “who are called by His name” to here the cry of our brothers and sisters in Christ who have been placed in nursing home facilities. The long to see our smiling faces, a handshake, or other types of actions of love just to let them know that they have not been forgotten. The individuals I had an opportunity to meet were so precious with a genuine and sincere heart of love and respect for God.
Our lives, understandably, are so busy with our own struggles and life’s daily activities. However, we must not forget that one day we may be positioned in facilities waiting for the church or someone to come by and check on us.
My friends in the nursing facility, says, “I’m in the nursing home now-will the church please check on me?” What is our response?
