As
I’ve thought about the cross and the resurrection, it seems to me that
the fundamental message is the one that is both so simple and so
profound . . . .and so easily glossed over, which is the verse above.
I was directed to a great book and website
www.ilikegiving.com
full of simple stories of people who
have discovered the joy, the fun, of
living generously.
I hope you will be inspired each Monday by these stories as I
have been. God is great! Jeff
“This
morning was a frigid -38 degrees with wind chill. I had an appointment
at the University of Iowa. While leaving the parking garage, the parking
garage attendant was all bundled up to bear the cold weather. She
struggled to make the change, as her fingers were so cold despite her
attempts to keep them warm with her mittens. I accepted the change and
began to drive off, feeling sorry for the parking garage attendant, as I
believe it was just the beginning of her shift and she already appeared
to be freezing. The thought wasn’t
going to just leave my head. I
thought, what can I do? This
is when I remembered that I had the disposable, one-time use hand
warmers in my center console of my car. I pulled back around, jumped out
of my car, knocked on the glass of the window and handed her the hand
warmers. I said, I
think these may be of use
to you today.
She looked at me, grabbed the hand warmers, smiled, and said thank you.
I am sure this girl was thinking, why does this lady randomly have hand
warmers in her car? Who knows? However, I think this was God’s sign to
me today that those opportunities
to give generously really are everywhere. We just need to be willing and
aware”
Do
you have an “I Like Giving” story to share?
We’ll be collecting them and posting them on our website www.clcfamily.net
. Stay tuned each Monday for
more!
“Lord, Your Word teaches us that You
Yourself are a Giver and receiver. As
Father Son and Holy Spirit you are a continual flow of joyful giving and
receiving, receiving and giving. Lord
help me to enter they joy of that flow also and, as the apostle Paul
wrote, to experience the “Life that is truly Life”. (1 Timothy 6:19)
Amen”
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