Reach out toward others with sympathy: Don’t wait for others to reach out first to you. How many wounded there are, stretched out on life’s battlefield! Some of them seek to protect themselves from further hurt by a demonstration of cold aloofness. Ignore that attempt: it is merely an act! Become a spiritual medic! Make a special effort to help people who are in psychological pain, or in spiritual doubt. You’ll be amazed at what a warm smile can do to melt the blocks of ice that encase so many grieving hearts.
