The story is told about Dr. Fumil Shigeo. He was a physician during the time the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan in 1945.

He was waiting for a streetcar about a mile from the center of the blast, however, he was sheltered from its deadly force by the corner of the building. Though he had no idea what had happened, he was immediately overwhelmed by the devastation all around him. People were injured and screaming by the thousands. He was only one doctor among so many. All he had was his one little black bag. What good could he do against insurmountable odds? What did he do? He knelt down and began to treat the person lying at his feet.

Isn't that all God expects of us, as His people. We see such spiritual devastation all around us, in the news, at our schools, in our courts and in the lives of our loved ones as well. What can we do among so many?

God doesn't call us to do great and mighty things for him, but to "brighten the corner where you are!" The gospel message was not meant to be illuminated on some proverbial "gospel blimp," but to be shared, person to person, heart to heart. Jesus, at times, taught the masses, but his tenderness is most evident when, in love, the leper begged healing, and "Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man" and healed him.

The world cries for a healing word. Surely there is someone who you and I can help, even among the overwhelming numbers of the masses. Through it all God is calling us, however, to reach out and touch just one more person with the message of the cross. Just do what you can!