SHARING OUR GIFTS WITH OTHERS

SHARING OUR GIFTS WITH OTHERS We have ALL Been given gifts from God And our gifts are UNIQUE It takes the gift of PRUDENCE To know HOW & WHEN- Not to mention how much- When determining HOW TO SHARE Our gifts from God “Do not give what is holy To dogs Or throw away your pearls Before swine........” Matthew 7:6 In other words HOW do you know With whom To share your gifts Who is in LEGITIMATE Need And how much to share With another In other words It is NOT always easy To DISCERN-God's will I believe I am always called upon To SHARE- What I have-no matter How much or how little- I have-with others- IN NEED “The generous Will themselves be BLESSED For they SHARE their food With the poor” Proverbs 22:9 “Now if we are children Then we are heirs- Heir to God And co-heirs to Christ If indeed we share In his sufferings In order That we may also SHARE in his GLORY” Romans 8:17 SHARING our gifts With others And sharing In the Lord's glory too (as we share in his sufferings) I know I have shared With some people in this world Who have Taken advantage of me But I would rather SHARE What I have with all others Than NOT be there For one person-who has A legitimate need for my help As CHRISTIANS- We are called upon to HELP OTHERS That is what-supposedly separates us WE are called upon to be GOOD STEWARDS And we are called upon To HELP OTHERS Just as we are to TAKE CARE Of ourselves SHARE AND HELP Through your time-money-and talent After all-our God- SAVED us and continues To HELP US “Lord my God I called to you for HELP And you HEALED ME” Psalm 30:2 “We wait In HOPE for the Lord He is our help And our SHIELD” Psalm 33:20 “In everything I did I showed you That by this kind Of hard work We MUST help the weak REMEMBERING the words The Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is MORE BLESSED to give Than to receive'” Acts 20:35 Dear friends- SHARE your gifts With others in NEED You never know You may have JUST what they need LET US CELEBRATE=GOD'S & CHRIST'S GOODNESS-in community together Robert P. Wallman 6-20-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sister Julia Walsh, F.S.P.A.