CHARITY

CHARITY




CHARITY is defined as the generous actions
Or donations to aid the poor, the ill, or the helpless


And it usually something given to
A person in need
It is simply
A generous work or kindness


And it is
In its simplest form
THE LOVING of your neighbor
AS yourself


And it is
The second commandment;
“LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF”


“Do NOT seek revenge
Or bear a grudge
AGAINST one of your people
But LOVE your neighbor
As yourself
I am the Lord” Leviticus 19:18


Be charitable
To your neighbor


“Jesus replied,


'LOVE the Lord
Your God
With all your heart
And with all your soul
And with all your mind'


This is the first
And GREATEST commandment
And the second
Is like it


'LOVE your neighbor
As yourself'


ALL the law
And the prophets
Hang on
These two commandments'” Matthew 12:37-40


BE KIND
To your neighbor
Do unto them
As you would
Have them do unto you


BE CHARITABLE


In fact
Saint Vincent DePaul
says that being kind
IS the surest way
To becoming a Saint


And he SHOULD KNOW
As he is-A SAINT
And is one
Of the kindest individuals
Who ever lived


“And ABOVE all things
Have fervent charity
Among yourselves
For CHARITY shall COVER
The multitude of sins” 1 Peter 4:8


Be kind-BE CHARITABLE
HELP someone in NEED


And in Luke 10
We see one of the greatest stories of charity
In the bible


A man is beaten and robbed
and left for dead
Along the side of the road


A priest and Levite pass by
And do nothing
But along comes a Samaritan:


“He went to him
And bandages his wounds
Pouring on oil and wine


Then he put the man
On his own donkey
Took him to an inn
And took care of him


The next day
He took out
Two silver coins
And gave them
To the innkeeper


'LOOK after him,' he said
'And when I return
I will reimburse you
For any extra expense
You may have'” Luke 10:34-35


A charitable and kind act
To be sure
No less authority
Than Jesus, says,


“GO AND DO LIKEWISE” Luke 10:37


I beg to differ
With the man who said,
“Charity begins at home”


CHARITY BEGINS in our heart


Do all
The good you can
For all the people
That you can
For we shall pass
This way-just once


BE CHARITABLE!


Robert P. Wallman
2-13-14




Ps In Christian thought-CHARITY is considered
To be the highest form of love
Signifying the RECIPROCAL love
Between God and man
Manifest in UNSELFISH LOVE
Of one's fellow man