How Can I Help?

How do you help someone who is struggling? Words don't seem to work. Hugs seem trite. Wisdom is not comforting. So what do we have to offer? In my personal experience during my own times of struggle, the best thing was the spend time alone with Jesus and to have Jesus present through my friends and family.  No fancy words, no words of wisdom, no hugs (although for me, I'm not a hugger anyway)...it was just their presence and His. We know people hurt with us.  We know they feel bad for the situation too. We know they would take away if they could. We know all of the better things that are coming. We don't need reminders. We need to be in the presence of Jesus in communion with one another.  That's when true healing begins...in the presence of Jesus.