Asking for help: It’s a good thing

 

It’s not the load that breaks you down;

 

it’s the way you carry it.

 

Lena Horne

If you have confidence in yourself, tend to think independently, and make your own choices in life, it wouldn’t be all that surprising to discover you prefer to figure most things out by yourself. Because you are reasonably self-assured, you might not like to ask for help, even if it’s necessary. Whether we like it or not, every one of us could benefit from occasionally accepting a hand from another human being. Not only that, but when you ask for assistance, other people also stand to benefit in ways you may not always have considered.

9 reasons why you may want to ask someone to help you, even if you find it difficult to do

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Easter: Part of the process

 

A  man who was completely innocent,

 

offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of  others,

 

including his enemies,

 

and became the ransom of the world.

 

It was a  perfect act.

 

Mahatma  Gandhi

Text: John 20:15-7

¹⁵ Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Who is it that you are looking for?” Thinking that he was the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you are the one who carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him away.”

¹⁶ Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni!” (which means “Teacher”).

¹⁷ Jesus said to her, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

Getting from here to there

The work on the cross was part of a process. It was completed over the course of about 43 days.

Days after the crucifixion... Read more