Food pantry day today. We served 120 families. About 400 people in 3 hours. Most very thankful for the food, the company, the love, the outreach. A few wondering why they didn’t get a specific cake, or a certain type of bread. But overwhelmingly, grateful.
I am reminded each time I help with the food pantry that I am blessed beyond measure, even those times when not all the bill get paid. I am blessed with a roof over my head, plenty to eat, and a partner who loves me unconditionally. I am so proud of this church and its’ outreach in our community. Some times it doesn’t make any sense to me, that so many people who have so little, give so much. Then I remember that when Jesus walked the face of the earth, He had nothing. It wasn’t like he went around pulling all of his savings out of the bank and giving it to other people. He gave of himself. I have so much to learn about giving. Giving so much more of myself and so much less of the world. I wonder why the world can not get this simple idea, perhaps because it is more demanding than giving from our checkbook.
I am reminded each time I help with the food pantry that I am blessed beyond measure, even those times when not all the bill get paid. I am blessed with a roof over my head, plenty to eat, and a partner who loves me unconditionally. I am so proud of this church and its’ outreach in our community. Some times it doesn’t make any sense to me, that so many people who have so little, give so much. Then I remember that when Jesus walked the face of the earth, He had nothing. It wasn’t like he went around pulling all of his savings out of the bank and giving it to other people. He gave of himself. I have so much to learn about giving. Giving so much more of myself and so much less of the world. I wonder why the world can not get this simple idea, perhaps because it is more demanding than giving from our checkbook.
