no easy way

Merry Christmas to all.... BUT... can we really say that as a people we could be a little bit less self-absorbed. ....ok so that may be a curious way of putting it...but you know....it's a touchy subject.... stressing about gifts for Christmas? giving and receiving and shopping traveling and troubling ourselves to live up to expectations...we put on ourselves...and others....WHY? I guess we are creatures of habit and don't forget TRADITION.... what does he think this fiddler on the roof who fiddles every night and fiddles every noon why does he choose so curious a place to play his fiddlers tune An unexpected breeze could blow him to the ground yet after every storm I see he's still around if you haven't seen it you should watch the movie "Fiddler on the roof". So anyhow what I am really trying to say is maybe we should think more about giving stuff away to people who are really in need...or give our time to serve somewhere. So many people object to involvement in church because they think that church is just another thing to do to make demands on an already crammed schedule. ...but what if church was a way to give to help someone else...it just seems to me that so much time and effort is spent these days in pursuit of SELF - INTEREST. RIGHTS ENTITLEMENTS Proverbs 19:17 One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed. Matthew 10:42 "And whoever in the name of a disciple gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward." And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Matthew 25:40 By Kristin Ladd WomenEntrepreneur.com For social entrepreneur Pamela Hawley, the "season of giving" is about nine months too short. Hawley has been a philanthropist since she was 12, when she got her first startling look at poverty and hunger during a family trip to Mexico. Since then, she has been a volunteer around the world--from soup kitchens and crisis hotlines in the United States to poor neighborhoods in Guatemala. Now she has turned her lifelong passion for giving into a virtual business, UniversalGiving. http://www.cptv2.org/powerofgiving/node/4 Private Family Foundations In recent years, several private foundations have gained prominence in the media, and raised public awareness of their causes. Foundations, including the Bill and Melinda Gates, are often created with one philanthropic goal in mind. However, as the grantors often realize, establishing your own foundation can often make smart money sense, as well.Plus, your last name does not have to be Rockefeller or Getty to start your own. http://www.savewealth.com/planning/estate/foundations/ Hunger Needs a Voice® was birthed by Jordan Roberts, the daughter of Richard and Lindsay Roberts and granddaughter of Oral Roberts. The idea came to Jordan while she was on a missionary trip with Oral Roberts Ministries in Niger, Africa, in January 2007. http://www.hungerneedsavoice.com/about/facts.html From the very beginning, every penny Paul earned from the sale of Newman's Own products was donated to thousands of charities around the world - a sum totaling over $280 million as of August 2009 and growing. http://learningtogive.org/papers/paper117.html http://www.newmansown.com/genQA.aspx#q2a