The Greatest of These

James 1:27 (Amplified)

External religious worship [religion as it is expressed in outward acts]
that is pure & unblemished in the sight of God the Father is this:
to visit & help & care for the orphans & widows in their affliction & need,
& to keep oneself unspotted & uncontaminated from the world.

About four years ago, God gave me a reeally cool vision of Chris & I ministering to orphans...I remember sitting with many of them crowding all around in a small room, singing with them (but they didnt seem to notice the fact I'm no Julie Andrews, lol) & Chris was bringing some food in the room...I knew that this was something of the future...my heart was blessed & touched & committed to serving these children, to look into their emptiness & shower them with love they so much needed/lacked, to pray for their healing, & eventually hear them laugh louder & longer...to hold them till they fell asleep. Without orphanages in Canada, I presume this is meant for somewhere much farther, maybe Romania, or central America, who knows at this point.
So my eyes & ears are open for opportunities in this way...esp. in our own city where so many are in distress & alone, children w/o parents or mentors, incl. those 'stuck' in the system. And women/men alone with broken hearts who cry day & night for their deceased.
This scripture brings another to the forefront for me...that once again it's about treating/loving others as WE would want to be loved. If we all really did that, no one would HAVE to tell us they're saved; we would already know!

Mark 12:29-31 (the Message) "Jesus said, "The first in importance is, 'Listen, Israel: The Lord your God is one; so love the Lord your God with all your passion, & prayer & intelligence & energy.' And here is the second: 'Love others as well as you love yourself.' There is no other commandment that ranks with these."