Originally posted on Facebook on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.

You've heard it said, "If you won't help them, will you at least not hurt them?"

But consider Paul's analogy of individuals in a community as parts of a body (1 Corinthians 12:12). Imagine if the eye said to the hand, "I will not help you, but I won't hurt you." However, without the help of the eye, the body has lost vital coordination. Or, what if the feet said the same to the head, "I will not help you, but I won't hurt you." Yet, without the help of the feet, the body is crippled.

The point is there is no such thing as not helping but not hurting. The entire reason a member of the body exists is to aid in the function of the body. Anything else is dysfunction, disease -cancer.

Not helping is hurting.

Though, I'm not from Starkville, I love it. It is a community I am honored to belong to. And, one thing that's abundantly clear to me is, as a community, we're all connected. When a member of our community hurts, we all hurt. Conversely, when more of us operate at a high level, we all benefit.

It is the joy of my life to help people do good. And, the J. L. King Center is doing good work. I invite you to join me in helping them to continue providing enrichment and education programs that help our neighbors build a better life.

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