The Most You Can Do
“I’ll be praying for you. It’s the least I can do.” That’s such a funny little sentence, isn’t it? Because the “least” you can do, implies that an action is the absolute smallest, most insignificant thing you could possibly do for someone in a given situation. I find it really interesting that, sometimes, this phrase is often used in reference to prayer. Do we really have so little faith and put so little stock in prayer that placing someone and their problems into the hands of the One who created everything and controls everything...seems like a small thing? That’s not to say that if we can do something to try and help someone’s problems that we shouldn’t. In fact, James 2:14-16 says, “What good is it, my brothers and sister, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and be well fed,’ but does nothing for their p...