Last Saturday afternoon, I was privileged to be a part of a “drive by encouragement” activity. Some members of my church family made signs and decorated their cars. We then drove around town to “visit” several member’s homes. The caravan of vehicles honked their horns and shouted hellos as we drove by. While we did this to encourage folks who get out less than most of us these days, I found myself very encouraged. It was fun to see people – even from a distance. We received word from several who enjoyed the interaction. Some were able to tell their neighbors.
While we were driving around, I counted 4 cars who had the right of way but stopped to allow us to stay together. Many people along the way waved at us and gave their own greetings. I had a “God is good” sign on my car – one person shared her agreement.
We are living through hard times right now – hard for different reasons for different people. This activity was a breath of fresh air as we all navigate stay at home orders.
As a church we are to show the love of God to one another. Some days we are better at that than others. I pray that this time of separation helps us to rethink how we are expressing the love of God. We have needed to be creative since normal avenues of reaching out have been closed. This hasn’t been all bad. I hope you are in the position to give and receive the love of God. You will find nothing better in life.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for the opportunity you gave me to encourage and be encouraged. Please help me to be sensitive to the needs of others. Please guide me in showing Your love to others.
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
God is so good.
Pleading in Prayer 