Villages

2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 NIV

A fellow student and myself are high rank testing in March. It's not hard intellectually but it's brutal physically. Many sparring rounds can get you winded and fatigued to the point you're too weak to break boards. But that's why we train and train hard. Today we had some practice rounds and this fellow student and I sparred each other. We didn't spar hard and had light contact but we sparred clean and helped each other out. We are going to make sure to help and support each other along with our other fellow students and instructors. We can't get there on our own. It really does take a village. Our martial arts village has some amazing people and we are fortunate to have found a place that truly builds you mind, body and spirit.

Wouldn't it be great if you had that everywhere you went, especially your church and your home? This verse commands us to do just that. It's not that the single mom can't function on her own, but why should she have to? We are to help share her burdens. It's not that the young college student can't survive college on his own, but why should he? He needs a village to help encourage him when things get tough or temptation becomes too great.

It's not that we can't. It's that we shouldn't. Let's help each other. If each of us reached out to just one, the world would transform. God's love would be seen everywhere. Who will we help today?