A small group from our church is watching The Chosen together. I don't want to spoil anything, but part of today's reading connected to the most recent episode we watched.
There's a moment where Mary, the mother of Jesus, reflects on raising Jesus as an infant. She remembers feeling glad that young Jesus needed her help. She cleaned up after him, taught him how to walk and did what mothers usually do for their growing children. Eventually, Jesus grew and didn't need Mary's help. He started a movement many people followed. What could she do for him now?
After Mary shares her feelings, Jesus enters the scene. He is weary from a day of teaching and healing and makes his way to his tent. Mary approaches him. She washes his feet and cleans his wounds. She helps him prepare to rest.
Part of her recalling mentioned being a teenager when Jesus always needed her help. Now, she is decades removed from that. Her helping days were not behind her. The Lord did still need her help.
The psalmist says, "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits." He then lists several ways God acts in our lives. The Lord forgives, heals, redeems, crowns and satisfies us. Those aren't just past actions. What God has done, God continues to do. God has not stopped helping us. 
So, neither do we stop helping God. No matter our age or season of life, Jesus shows us how to love. Our response is to live out what God has taught us in Jesus. Not merely for our own benefit, but so that others would know God's mercy and steadfast love. No matter how old you are, how tired you've felt, you can always help do that.
Remember, God still wants your hands and heart. And the world will always need to know how good God is.
Stay blessed...john | 
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