One Anothering

Geese can teach us a lot about how to take care of one another. Here are five things we can learn from them:

1. When geese fly together, each goose provides additional air lift and reduces air resistance for the goose flying behind it.
2. When a goose drops out of the v-formation it quickly discovers that it requires a lot more energy and effort to fly.
3. Geese rotate leadership.
4. Geese honk at one another as a way of encouraging each other.
5. Geese support one another in times of trouble.  If one goose becomes injured and falls out of the formation, two others will drop out of the formation and stay with the injured goose until it either dies or is able to fly again.

God has created us to love, support and care for one another in a similar way.  It is a matter of instinct for geese and a matter of choice for us.  When we choose to follow Jesus, it is a choice to love, support and care for others as well.  

Jesus had a lot to say about taking care of each other. The list of "One Anothers" in the New Testament is pretty long, too long for this brief blog, so here are a few one-anothers to practice today:

• Love one another (found 13 times in the N.T.)
• Honor one another
• Live in harmony with one another
• Don't pass judgement on one another
• Carry each others burdens
• Be kind and compassionate to one another
• Be at peace with each other
• Build each other up
• Confess your sins to each other
• Pray for each other