SOMEONE helped a poor woman and her basket across the street, and thus made her burden lighter. Someone gave a kindly word of counsel to a youth beginning life, which encouraged him through many times of difficulty in after years.
Someone sent two hundredweight of coals to a poor cottage one cold day, and sent the children to bed warm.
Someone invited a young man to the house of God one Lord’s day evening, found him a seat, shared a Bible and hymn book, made him welcome, and prayed for a blessing upon him. That young man now invites others to share the blessings that God has made His own, through rich grace.
Someone handed a tract to a young woman, in the hope that God would bless it. She is now the wife of a minister of the gospel, and invites other young women to hear the sweet invitations of the gospel from her husband’s lips.
Someone tried to be kind to the children, to smile on them, to talk to them in words suited to their age. They are now no longer children, have children of their own, and smile on hundreds more. They have not to lament empty pews and a deserted schoolroom, but rejoice in the increase and prosperity of Zion.
Someone attended the prayer meeting when many were absent, and said it ought not to be quite given up. That prayer meeting is now well attended, and God has been pleased to come down in showers of rich blessing.
Someone prayed for the minister when he was discouraged and weary. His Lord sweetly helped and upheld him, and then honored his testimony to the joy and fruitfulness of many precious souls.
Dear reader, who was Someone? Was it you?
JONATHAN JONES.