Hand Me a Blessing

When we hung up, my first reaction was to whisper a prayer, "Thank you for giving me the opportunity to help him."

When someone reaches out to us for help — for whatever reason — they're handing us a blessing. They're giving us a chance to commune more closely with God and the universal forces of good in nature than at any other time, and they're giving us the building blocks we need to fortify our own humanity. No matter what faith you practice or which name you call the Creator, it all comes down to the fact that loving/helping/giving is at the core of who and why we are.