Help One Another | AdventAI

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Apr 10, 1879

Help One Another.

This little sentence should be written on every heart—stamped on every memory. It should be the golden rule practiced, not only in every household, but throughout the world. By helping one another we not only remove the thorns from the pathway and anxiety from the mind, but feel a sense of pleasure in our hearts, knowing we are doing a duty to a fellow creature. A helping hand or an encouraging word is no less to us, yet an untold benefit to others. Who has not felt the power of a little sentence? Who has not needed the encouragement and aid of a kind friend? How soothing, when perplexed with something that is most difficult and burdensome, to feel a gentle hand on the shoulder, and to hear a kind voice whispering "Do not be discouraged; I see your troubles, let me help you." What strength is inspired, hope created; what sweet gratitude is felt; and the great difficulty dissolves as dew before the sunshine. Yes, let us help one another, by endeavoring to strengthen and encourage the weak, and lifting the burden of care from the weary and oppressed, that life may glide smoothly on, and the fount of bitterness yield sweet waters; and He whose willing hand is ever ready to aid us will reward our humble endeavors, and every good deed will be "bread upon the waters, to return after many days," if not to us, at least to those we love.