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“What we get is how we make a living. What we give is how we make a life” - Winston Churchill All too often we measure our own worth – and that of others – by what income bracket we inhabit and what accomplishments our resumés list. But what do these measures really tell us? They may determine our places on the socio-economic ladder, but that’s about all. They tell us nothing about our inner lives or who we are in our uttermost depths of self. And certainly their rewards are ephemeral at best, because there is always someone with more money or a more impressive list of achievements. However, when we self-identify as children of God and brothers and sisters of all we meet, whole new worlds open up for us. We no longer have to defend our turf, and we begin to see the oneness of creation woven all around us and through us. Sooner or later, we also begin to see money in its proper perspective – as a means rather than as an end, as an instrument, rather than the finished piece. Everyone needs money in order to provide food, shelter and other necessities of life. But as we travel further in our spiritual journeys, we realize that the provision of the basics for others is more important to us than acquiring more “stuff” so that we can keep up with our neighbors. Scripture tells us that Jesus fed thousands with a few loaves of bread and a couple of fish. We can make that same kind of difference for our siblings in Christ when we share our own “loaves and fishes”. And the joy that is ours when we do so, is how we not only make a life, but how we leave a legacy for others to follow.
Alexis Dorf |
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