He said, If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you are to help me but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you.

Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.

And then of course, this year we've been responding to Katrina, as well as following up on our reconstruction works.

Right now the crisis in Lesvos is getting worse, there are cries for help from volunteers on the ground who need more people to lend hands and provide supplies especially that the winter is approaching.

But the people said, You shall not go forth for if we flee away, they will not care for us neither if half of us die, will they care for us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore now it is better that you are ready to help us out of the city.

But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth for if we flee away, they will not care for us neither if half of us die, will they care for us but now thou art worth ten thousand of us therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.

In the US, the federal government acts as an overall shield against common risks and provides automatic, unconditional support to states in trouble but, in the end, it does not come to the rescue of a defaulting state, nor does it take over its government.