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The Best Gift
The Best Gift of All For the fourth Sunday of Advent, the couple who lit the Advent wreath read about the birth of Christ. They discuss how the greatest gift of all came in the form of a tiny baby. For those who were awaiting a warrior king, it was so far beyond their expectations, that they didn’t even notice. Not only did the Messiah come as a baby, he was born in l...
Gifted
Gifted Others praise You with voices raised in song.Still others paint awe-inspiringcanvases or raise buildings into the sky.Let me praise You with the talentsYou have given me.I can reach out a handto steady my elderly neighbor,or raise my heart in prayerfor a sorrowing friend.I can stir a pot bubbling on the stoveas I wait for my hungry...
The Gift
The Gift Let me give not only of my resources,but also of my spirit.May the kernel light of goodwill within mebe made greater with the giving,radiating outward,passing from fingertip to fingertip,each kindness kindling another. May every hand learn the warmth of fellowshipto receive in need and to give in prosperity--passing the flame ever...
Giving Back
Giving Back As You've blessed me,help me be a blessing to others.Show me what I can bringto the table so someone elsecan have a better quality of life.Help me to share what I have,even if it's just my time, so that I knowthere's a child who can sleepin a warm bed tonight,or a senior who will have a good meal,at least for today.
Soul of Philanthropy
Soul of Philanthropy You have placed within me, my soul.It gives form to my thoughts creatingmy innermost feelingsand driving my actions.I am possessed with goodness and remarkable power.Committed to: doing deeds...
Immeasurable Grace
Immeasurable Grace Stopped at a corner in my carsaw a man holding a sign.It read, I'm hungry.You say, "Feed him"Walked by a womansleeping on a cardboard box.She needed warmth.You say, "Cover her" Crossed...
Generous Giving with No Strings Attached
Generous Giving with No Strings Attached There’s not too much I get by snail mail these days. Many of our bills are paperless, and nobody writes letters anymore. Catalogs and advertisements still pour in, but they don’t count....
Three-Legged Stool
Three-Legged Stool I feel You whenpeople do good deeds for the needy. I see You whensociety opens a checkbook to serve others. I hear You whencitizens speak out for justice.
Finding Home
Finding Home I wish for a housewith many roomsto hold all my prayersfor you, my friend.Happiness will sleepin the still places:in cups of tea, picture framesand the smell of hopethat wraps around walls.
Timbali Crafts
Timbali Crafts The book of James instructs us “to look after widows and orphans in their distress.” In Swaziland, that’s a big, big job. With a population of 1.2 million, this landlocked African country has the highest AIDS rate in the world at 39%;...
Spread Life this Advent Season
Spread Life this Advent Season Last Sunday was the second Sunday in Advent. From the children’s message to the sermon, the theme of Life shone through, especially when Saint Nicholas came up. You’ve probably heard of him. After all, his life and legend gave rise to our tradition of Santa Claus. Don’t you see it? Claus is short for...
TisBest
TisBest The greatest giftsdon’t fit in a box.They slip into the heartwithout ribbons or bows,and make a home there.Beginning small,They are larger than any of us,more powerful;they move mountains,fueled by what is best in us.
Spread the Light this Advent Season
Spread the Light this Advent Season I'm writing this on Monday. Yesterday was the first Sunday in Advent. For anyone who is unfamiliar with Advent, it is the Christian celebration in preparation for the Advent of the King, the coming of Christ on Christmas day. Traditionally, it is a time of penitence, preparing yourself to be worthy of such a gift. It is also a...
Waiters
Waiters I wait and I wish.I don't want to be a waiter, always getting readybut never going forth.I don't want to keep wishing,dreaming of actionbut frozen in place.I have so many things I want to do in my life.I am sending out positive vibes,waiting and wishing for You.Teach me how to go for it,how to be...
Poultice for the Soul
Poultice for the Soul Nobody reads the newspaperthe next day because,well it’s old news.Please help me find a wayto put these things behind me...yesterday’s ways,old habits,antique relationships,limited mind-set.Clear the decks for meto make way forthe bounty,the beauty,the...
