CARING
A young journalist and his wife attended a reception at the home of a well-known religious figure who lived in the same city. On the way home, they discussed how much they would enjoy knowing the man and his wife more. But they also knew that they must be so popular and their schedule so crowded that they would never have time for them. They dismissed the idea of inviting them to their home for dinner. A few years later that religious leader expressed in his address how lonely he and his wife were during that particular time frame and how much they would have welcomed the opportunity to meet and visit with other Christians. The journalist realized that if he and his wife had acted on their initial impulse, they would have met the needs of two couples. Caring meets both the needs of the one cared for and the one caring.
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