住在哥本哈根的奧萊．卡索（Ole Kassow）喜歡騎腳踏車。一天早上，他看見一個老人帶著助行架獨自坐在公園裡，忽然他靈光一閃：何不讓老人享受乘坐腳踏車的樂趣呢？於是，在一個晴天，他騎著租來的三輪腳踏車到一間養老院，邀請院中的老人搭乘。一名職員和一位老人成為了「騎行不分年齡」（Cycling Without Age）的首批乘客，讓他倍感高興。

如今，二十多年過去了，奧萊的這項計劃幫助許多懷念騎腳踏車的老人得償所願。受惠的老人多達57萬5千人，總搭乘次數約為250萬次。他們去哪裡呢？他們去探望朋友、享用冰淇淋甜筒，感受清風拂面的愜意。有些參與者表示，乘坐腳踏車使他們睡得好、吃得香，並且感到不那麼孤單。

此舉體現了上帝對祂子民所說的話：「要給飢餓的人食物，幫助那些陷入困境的。這樣，你的光就會在黑暗中照耀，你周圍的黑暗將如正午那樣光明。上主要一直引導你，在你乾渴時賜水給你，恢復你的力量。你要像水源充足的園子，又像湧流不息的泉源。」（以賽亞書58章10-11節，新普及譯本）

上帝告訴祂的子民：「在你中間要有人在荒廢的城市上重建」(12節，新普及譯本)。上帝可以藉著我們做些什麼？當上帝幫助我們時，願我們能準備好去幫助別人。

Ole Kassow of Copenhagen loved bicycling. One morning, when he saw an elderly man sitting alone with his walker in a park, Ole felt inspired by a simple idea: why not offer elderly people the joy and freedom of a bike ride. So, one sunny day he stopped at a nursing home with a rented trishaw (a three-wheeled bike) and offered a ride to anyone there. He was delighted when a staff member and an elderly resident became the first riders of Cycling Without Age.

Now, more than twenty years later, Ole’s dream to help those who miss cycling has blessed some 575,000 elderly people with 2.5 million rides. Where? To see a friend, enjoy an ice cream cone, and “feel the wind in their hair.” Participants say they sleep better, eat better, and feel less lonely.

Such a gift brings to life God’s beautiful words to His people in Isaiah 58:10–11. “Help those in trouble,” He told them. “Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon.” God promised, “The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring” (nlt).

God told His people, “Some of you will rebuild the deserted ruins of your cities” (v. 12 nlt). What might He do through us? As He helps us, may we always be ready to help others.