“Treat older women like mothers and younger women like sisters” (15 min.): Discussion with the audience. Play the video Let us show the congregation the love that never fails: To the widows and orphans.
In what special ways did the congregation show love for Sister Myint?
What they needed most that night was for someone to console her, but the bad weather did not allow them to go to see anyone to tell them about the accident, so she and her two daughters tried to find strength and comfort by reading publications of the organization and Without waiting for him and despite the bad weather the brothers went to visit her. Well, they traveled more than 2 hours on a motorcycle in the heavy rain. Around midnight 7 brothers came to see her, and more sisters came on foot, it took them an hour and a half to get to her house walking barefoot in the mud in the rain and in the dark.
Why did the love that the congregation showed serve to give a good witness to the neighbors?
The visit of the brothers that night strengthened them a lot. The people of her village at that time were very superstitious, that is why the sister was worried that they would think badly of Jehovah because of what happened to her. So she prayed to Jehovah on this matter. The next day many more brothers from the neighboring congregations came to see them, thanks to the love of the brothers, instead of speaking badly, the people spoke highly of Jehovah's name.
What effect did sibling love have on Sister Myint's daughters?
Because of the love and support the brothers gave her, her oldest daughter is now at Bethel and her youngest daughter is happy serving Jehovah together with her.
The sister also said that when she is in the new world she would like to tell her husband about the love that the brothers showed their family and that with the help of the brothers she did the best she could to help her daughters draw closer to Jehovah.
In addition, the sister also mentioned that an old man told her that they were very happy to be able to help them in a material sense, since it is true that she is a widow, but that kindness has helped to face her anguish and to renew her hope and with the love of the brothers they have been able to endure this tragedy.
How can you show that you care for the sisters in your congregation?
Personally, this example of the love of the brothers teaches me that I must be aware of the needs of our brothers or sisters who have lost their spouse, since Jehovah asks us to help widows and orphans. We should not view her tears and periods of sadness as a sign of weakness, but rather as a logical consequence of her enormous loss. They may need our understanding and support for a long time. Well, they need a lot of comfort and also financial help.
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