As the Empire attacks the Rebels on Hoth in ESB, Han enters the command center on Hoth and asks Princess Leia if she is alright.
She is surprised to see him and asks, “Why are you still here?”
Han replies that he heard the command center had been hit. There is something implied but not spoken. That thing is that Han cares for Leia and is concerned.
Leia tells him, “You got your clearance to leave.”
The implied caring comes to the surface when Han states, “Don’t worry. I’ll leave. First, I’m going to get you to your ship.”
Paul tells the church in Galatia, “Brothers [and sisters], if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:1-2).
We are to help our friends (and others) when they are caught in a sin and help carry them.
For the early church, we see in Acts 2:44-45, “And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.”
If we have a skill that can help a fellow believer, we should offer to help them.
This help could be offering to watch a couple’s children so that they could go out on a date and build up their marriage. Or we could help our elderly neighbors with yard work.
There are literally thousands of ways we can help carry one another’s burdens.
How will we share a burden today?
Will we share our burden and accept help today?
