The two words that caught my attention yesterday in 1 Thessalonians 5 were comfort and edify. As I thought about these things I began to realize that to do this isn't hard but it does take time and heart. If I really "come alongside" of someone I will be opening my heart to them to allow God's love to flow out to them and that would be good. So I need to pray that the Holy Spirit would open my eyes to the need around me and act before being asked. Yet the big issue is time. If I reach out in love I will have to part with some precious time (maybe a lot) and that is where we often hesitate. Maybe I should see time in the light of love and it would be easier to find to time to care. Agree??