THE GIVING OF OUR HEARTS

THE GIVING OF OUR HEARTS While it is true That we cannot save ourselves- That God SAVED us through The sacrifice of Son Jesus Christ And that we CANNOT save ourselves By doing good We STILL need to GIVE ALL That we can from our hearts And do all the GOOD That we can For all the people that we can As OFTEN as we can “CEASE doing evil- Learn to do good” Isaiah 1:16-17 Religious traditions- mean a lot To the various religions But DOING GOOD for others Is what is ALL IMPORTANT What is easier- To recite a certain prayer- Or be a person of INTEGRITY? What is easier-to burn incense-or- To do selfless deeds? WHILE religious rituals and traditions Have their place-what God wants is The GIVING OF OURSELVES- And the giving of OUR HEARTS GIVE ALL of yourself-time-money-talent Back to God- And back to others “All day long He craves for more But the righteous GIVE without sparing” Proverbs 21:26 “FREELY you have received- FREELY GIVE” Matthew 10:8 “Each of you should give What you have DECIDED In your heart-to give NOT reluctantly-or under compulsion For God LOVES A cheerful giver” 2 Corinthians 9:7 Jesus-our model- SET the example for us He gave EVERYTHING he had For us-our of his heart- Physically-mentally-and spiritually We are to give ALL we have too- To God-and to others- Physically-mentally-and spiritually Just like Jesus- From the GIVING of our heart The most FAMOUS EXAMPLE Of giving-in the new testament- Other than Jesus himself Is seen in-the parable- Of the widow's mite The widow puts in her last two coins Into the collection basket And Jesus said, “TRULY I tell you,' he said “This poor widow Put in MORE Than all the others ALL these people GAVE their gifts out of their surplus But she out of her POVERTY Put in all she had To live on” Luke 21:3-4 The least we can do IS FOLLOW Jesus; and follow the widow GIVE ALL we have for God Give all we have for others (Materially-spiritually-and emotionally) Dear Jesus-dear GOD OF LOVE Help us to live WITH A GIVING HEART And GIVE all that we have FOR OTHERS In Jesus' name Robert P. Wallman 7-10-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Melannie Svoboda, S.N.D.