What better time of year to talk about giving and generosity than Christmas? And while so often the focus is placed on the gifts we want or our lists to Santa, it is our generosity that truly makes the holidays a joy to us. This month we've taken a non-typical approach to the Christmas season by not focusing so much on the Christmas story itself, but in our attitudes toward stuff and others. In the first week of December, we talking about the parable Rich Fool who had such excess that he tore down his large barns to build larger ones to contain his grain. Our stuff shouldn't get in the way of loving others and sharing with them. The second week was all about the Rich Young Ruler who was great at following commandments but loved his wealth and stuff more than God. He went away sad because his stuff got in the way of his relationship with God. And the third week we are talking about the most extreme generosity there is: sharing the greatest Gift of all with others. There is no better way to make someone's day - or existence - than by sharing the Gospel. That the God of the universe sent His only son to become a man, to live a perfect life as an example to us and ultimately die so that we would have the opportunity to be reconciled with God. And as we celebrate his birth and the fulfillment of God's promise to mankind through this messiah, we can't help but focus on the privilege we have to share the Good News with everyone we can.
Merry Christmas!!!
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