Charity is a way of being.
I've heard this, read this.
I try to live this way of being.......
Sometimes I mess up.
Sometimes you mess up.
We try.
It is all about living and giving.
Living by giving.
Loving and forgiving.
Sharing what you can and a little bit more.
Being kind, even when its not acknowledged.
Even when it may not be accepted the way you expect it to be.
Giving without strings attached.
Freely.
My way of being is the same as your way of being if we both come from kindness.
What I can give may be different than what you can.
Our gifts aren't the same. It's what makes us unique.
What would happen if we all gave the same gifts???
We'd end up with an overabundance of one thing
And a big void of what is needed.
Charity
What if we mess up?
What if we give the wrong gift?
The wrong act of kindness?
The wrong act of kindness?
What if the gift we give is misinterpreted
misconstrued
mishandled........
tossed in the dumpster right before our eyes??
tossed in the dumpster right before our eyes??
How do we stop ourselves from reacting by sticking our tongue out at the ugly response?
DAMN YOUR INCONSIDERATION!
How do we refrain from turning into a defensive kindness hoarder
when our way of being is charity, but the way its seen isn't?
Forgiveness
No strings attached, remember?
It's hard to remember that.
Understanding without judgement
Understanding without trying to interpret motives.
Understanding without judgement
Understanding without trying to interpret motives.
I'm OK, You're OK...... despite the type of gifts we can offer.
Despite our way of being.
Charity isn't a hand out void of human touch
A human HEART touch......
Without being touched as a human.
It's not just a couple of coins tossed into a hat without even looking
It's not just a cheque written out of guilt for tax purposes
It's not a bag of second hand clothes left on the front door of Goodwill
Without even envisioning the human being in need.
Is it?
We do what we do because of who we are....
How we choose to be.......
If charity is our way of being, our way of applying the purity of God's love, than is this not the way to loving thy neighbour?
Living by giving
Loving and forgiving
Sharing what you can and then some....
With the other person lovingingly respected,
no matter what the outcome.
I am what I am........ and so are you.........
Beautifully imperfect trying to live a life of charity
and messing up every once in a while.
So be it.
I try again.......
I'll continue to follow the star for direction.....I try again.......
It sure helped those Wisemen.
I wonder what Jesus did with that pile of myrrh??



