When my Aunt Lina died many years ago, I attended her funeral service at her church. The Pastor extolled about her years of service at their church and elementary school; she was a very helpful volunteer.
For several years before she died, she suffered from the hereditary neuro-muscular disease in our family (Spino-Cerebellar Ataxia #6, SCA6) and was bed-ridden for a long time. During this period of her life, other people, esp. her husband, helped her often.
During his eulogy for her, he emphasized that we all need help, and, we all need to help others! So, since she needed help from others, she had many opportunities to help them help her! By doing this, she was continuing to help others.
This message really stuck with me; so, after I too had SCA6, and, I needed help from others (esp, my wife), this message reminded me to help others by giving them the opportunity to help me!
I thanked God for this message, given to me many years ago, long before my onslaught of this disease!
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