Be hospitable to one another without complaining. Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. (1 Peter 4:9-10)
What if, as soon as we recognized a blessing in our midst.....
What if our first thought could be: How do I use this for the benefit of all? How do I use this gift as a blessing to others and not just to myself?
What if, at those times when we expect gifts (birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, etc).....
What if knowing we will be "gifted," we earmark those gifts as blessings toward others. If those of us who already have our needs met, what if we declared that our Christmas or birthday gifts should be given to bless others?
We could encourage our loved ones to give money to charitable causes of our choosing...
We could ask others to utilize the Episcopal Relief and Development's catalog of Gifts of Life that provides medical, educational, and food/water needs for those living in distress.
We could ask others to give of their time for a service project.
We could .........we could live differently. We can live differently. Because we are blessed.
What if......?
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