To look after widows in their distress...

I finally got down to visiting my tuition teacher who is now 80 years old. The last time i visited her was sometime early last year...ever since then, although I have been prompted time and again to visit her, I did not get down to doing it. Finally, my younger sis prompted me again sometime last week to go visit her, especially since she's getting old.

I walked from my place to her place on sat morning...when I got to her place, I rang the door bell, called her home number, but there was no response. Thankfully, her neighbours saw me and informed me that she's unable to walk and that her maid was out at that time.

I was shocked to know that her health had deteriorated over the past year. I wanted to see her badly, so I prayed and ask God to bring the maid back. Praise God! Within about 10 minutes, she came back and opened the door for me. She was happy that I visited and she told me how she was just thinking about all her ex-students recently.

She is a widow and she's been rather depressed. I read some verses from Psalm 73 to her and prayed with her. I felt really bad that I had not visited her for such a long time and I apologised. Her husband's no longer around, she has no children..and she needs a lot of care. Once again I was reminded of the verse

James 1:27
27Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

Actually, over the past year, whenever I thought of her, I would think of that verse, but I just failed to obey the Word of God and put things into action. The Lord convicted me once again...

She will be moving to a nursing home soon...I hope I will commit myself to visiting her once per week.

A big lesson which I learnt from this: When God prompts us into action, do not procrastinate.