Day #5 HAVE TEA WITH A WIDOW – “31 Days to a Better Deacon Wife
DAY #5 – Have tea with a widow.
Call a widow you know and invite her to tea. If you don’t know a widow personally, ask your pastor or pastor’s wife for a suggestion.
Whether she’s a long-time friend or just an acquaintance at church, let her know you’d enjoy just spending some time with her. Take her to a nearby coffee shop or invite her for tea in your living room. Ask about her wellbeing, her family, her health. Listen carefully to hear concerns or needs. Promise to pray for her. If she’s a Christian friend, ask about how God has worked in her life in recent days. Begin a friendship as you sip your tea. Pray for her before you leave. Consider sitting by her in church occasionally or inviting her to your home for dinner with your family. As you have tea with her in your home or at the local coffee shop, pray silently to God, asking Him to allow you to be a blessing to His child.
As I consider the most important mentors in my life, some were widows. You may just receive a blessing in return!
“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.” James 1:27
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Find more ideas for deacon wives at Deacon Magazine (LifeWay) and Deacon wives—Fresh Ideas to Encourage Your Husband and the Church (B&H Publishing).
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