Betty Louise Roberts

During the Christmas season our family and several families go Christmas caroling to shut-ins.  Each family brings homemade cookies, candy and cards to share.  We make baskets from the cookies and candy that everyone brings. These then are given  to people we carol to.  Afterwards we gather for chili at my home.  Try it sometime it's great.

Every year we have been visiting an old friend who has struggled through a hip surgery and the loneliness of not being able to get out much.  Her name was Betty Louise Roberts.  She died last week.  This Friday my wife and I attended her funeral.  When my five year-old son found out he asked, "Do you mean we won't get to sing to Betty this Christmas?"  I realized in that moment that sometimes we do ministry, only to find out that we are ministering to ourselves.

One of Betty's best known quotes was: "God looks out for us all week long; we can afford to give Him one hour a week."

Have you ever thought you were doing ministry only to find that you were ministered to more than ministering yourself?