“They are my support group.” That was the response to the doctor when asked who all the people were who surrounded one of our members as he waited to hear the update on his wife. The comment was made without hesitation. It was made with quiet confidence. And for those of us who overheard it, it struck a pleasant and powerful chord. That “support group” was a living and vital testimony as to how the body of Christ is supposed to function. That “support group” was present on a Monday evening; they stayed through the following Tuesday morning, on into Tuesday night. This was not a Sunday. That “support group” was living out the testimony of Christ in a twenty four hour/seven day a week fashion. They were just there. They were there waiting. They were praying. They were offering comfort, encouragement. They were a group of teens, moms and dads, friends, grandparents…a great cross section of the body of Christ. They were responsive: “What can we do?” “Need more bottled water?” “I’ll go pick up the forgotten contact lens cleaner; need anything else?” “Who’s getting the food?” And so the evening and the next day and the day after that went. As I write these words a flood of emotion rests on the brim waiting to burst forth. I have never been more blessed, more encouraged, more grateful for the quiet but effective testimony of loving Christians. But that’s the way it should be. When someone in the body is hurting, their “support group” ought to step forward. No hesitation, just be there. It is the living out of “loving one another,” “encouraging one another,” “loving one another.” It is grace personified; grace in action. Dietrich Bonhoeffer once wrote, “Christian brotherhood is not an ideal which we must realize; it is rather a reality created by God in Christ in which we may participate.” That “support group” was participating because they were in Christ. That’s just something Christian brothers and sisters should do. My final question is actually two: Are you part of a “support group;” do you have a “support group?” If there were a need, would you go; would someone come?