When you makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. and thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee.
Who have you invited to Christmas dinner? It's nice to see your family. It's fun to watch the kids open presents, but what about the forgotten. What about those without a family or even those without hope. We are very blessed to have been born into a society that is not in a fight for basic needs. We have been placed here by God for one reason alone. To mirror the example Christ set before us in His life, death, and words(Bible). This Christmas think not of the cute baby in the manger but off the God who came into a sinful world by choice. Think not of the wise men bringing gifts but of the gift Christ brought to us. Think not of fireplace and and carols, but of those with no heat or without a voice.
Christmas is a time of great joy not because of what you get or who you might get to see. It it significant because of the choice God made to come for you and me. I pray that as you read this you don't get mad, or agree and walk away. I pray that as you read this you decide to give this Christmas away.
Whether it means to take food to the shelter. Drop off a blanket to the homeless. Bake some cookies for the forgotten neighbor. Make a donation to a ministry. Or maybe decide to go on that mission trip that God has been calling you to. Let the season of celebrating Christ's birth be more than a party but a time of giving ourselves to His call.
The young lady pictured above is an example of how life is for many around the world. A beautiful little girl with Cerebral Palsy. In America it would be a sad story, however in Honduras it is more so. No government aid for meds or even a wheelchair. This little girl has been in this same stroller for over 3 years and as you can see has far outgrown it. In April we hope to make her and her mothers life a little easier by giving her a wheelchair. This Christmas be on the look out for needs around you. When you see one you can help with let nothing get in your way.
Think about the final gifts you are buying as this week rushes through. Have you considered a gift to The Carpenters Heart. $5 can feed a family for 2 weeks. $10 could buy 80 blocks for the orphanage. $65 is one hour of work on the backhoe for the foundation. What can you do this Christmas?
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