Yes,
I would like to give a lot of things that I do not have to give. So I search my
heart this Christmas and ask myself, am I giving what I have to give? I cannot
give peace to the whole world, but I can share with a few my faith in the
Prince of Peace. I cannot feed all of the hungry people on earth, but I can
make a donation to some organization that is trying to help, and I can feed
one, or two or three who are close at hand. I cannot heal all of the world’s
heartache, but I can tell a few that God cares, and I can reinforce that
message by showing them that I care.
We
can also begin by not being so economical with our smiles. Don’t hoard your
laughter. Don’t be a miser with your praise. Don’t get too cranky to enjoy
children. There is enough heartache in the world without our adding to it.
There is more than enough loneliness. One of the finest things that any of us
could do is to help take some of it away. Have we really shared this Christmas?
We cannot share, in the truest sense of the word, unless we care. Do we really
care? Are we concerned for someone?
- Father Joe Rossiter
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