Summary: While taking out my garbage the other day, I saw Jim, my 85 year old neighbor. Jim can't get around very well anymore and has done everything in his power to orchestrate his life so that he doesn't need to leave his home. But the more he sits in his 5500 square foot house, the lonelier he seems. I see him watch cars and people walk past him all the time. In our busy world of suburban life, some of us are often left with a sense of having been left behind. We may look like everything is fine on the outside, but we really want to cry out "Does anyone even realize that I'm here? Does anyone realize that I'm in pain?" I feel constantly convicted and challenged to reach out to Jim. His greatest need can only be filled by God. I bring him books and literature, but the only thing that will truly alleviate the loneliness is a relationship with Jesus Christ. I'm not sure when and how the Lord is going to draw his heart, but I know that I want to be part of it. Don't you want to be part of the amazing and miraculous act of a soul turning to God? Look around... your neighbors, your coworkers and the other kids on the playground... and ask God to use you in transforming their lives.
