Isaiah 9:18-10:4 Offer help to someone who is all alone in the world, a widow or an orphan (literally or figuratively).

Well, some days, I think Divine intervention is at work.  After a really nice day at work that included an end-of-the-day department holiday party and a retirement party for a valued colleague, I had a busy evening.  A viewing for a dear friend, who left this Earth way too soon and then a Choir rehearsal for Christmas Eve music, left me saddened and then uplifted.  And as that range of emotions was settling, and we were all getting ready to go to bed, we heard a strange noise outside and ran outside.  A tree branch had come down and hit the power lines of the house across the street.  So we called 9-1-1 and we made sure the people in the house were OK (and made them hot coffee) and then sat and were impressed by the quick  response by the Police, Fire Dept, PSE&G, and even Comcast.  In an hour they were restored, but, I was happy to have been able to offer help to them, even for that one hour that they were "orphaned" from their home.  Glad all is well.