One Who Saves a Life

"It is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard." Acts 4:20. 

I think about these ordinary men and women, much like you and me, who witnessed such extraordinary events, miracles, and HAD TO speak about them! Even if the authorities told them to shut up, they could not quench that inner urge to tell the world about the awesome truth that Jesus is alive and His words are true!

Sometimes we have a chance not only to speak about what God has done for us, but to act in His name and be a witness of God’s saving grace. 

In 1945, Edith Zierer was freed from a Nazi labor camp. She was so weak she collapsed in a busy village train station. Many passed by but no one helped until a young seminarian stopped to give her a cup of tea and a sandwich. He also carried her on his back to catch a train many miles away and accompanied her to where she wanted to go. 

In 1978, Edith read in her Jewish newspaper that Karol Wojtyla was elected Pope! She recognized the name of her rescuer and wrote him. When they met, Edith recited a line from the Torah: “One who saves a life, it is as if he saves the whole world." 

I believe God gives us all opportunities to save and change lives. It may not be as dramatic as Edith's story, but nevertheless, let us keep a look out for those opportunities to proclaim the Gospel in word and deed!