Are you tired?
Always? If someone asks you how you are , is your answer, "tired?"
Soldier of The Cross, we are about life or death. We are about rescuing those who cannot rescue themselves. We are about being with the poor, the lonely, the sick, the shut-in, the imprisoned and the desolate. Ministry does not depend on how we feel, but on how much is possible.
One of my favorite stories is that of Corrie ten Boom when she visited a woman who was ministering even though she was crippled with multiple sclerosis.. The evening before the visit ended, Corrie relays the account of the woman laying on the couch, propped up by her husband. The woman could only move one finger, but as she was a skilled translator, she had spent the last hours pecking at an old typewriter , one key at a time. Corrie's books were being translated.
On the day in question, Corrie awoke to learn that the faithful saint had crossed the River in the night and had gone to be with the Lord.
The lesson? What is left? Months, days, hours? We do what we can. Love does not peter out and cease to flow because of a lack of physical energy.
There is so much to do. Those who attend to themselves only are miserable.
It is not so hard. There is always another to love or to encourage.
Move.