THE ART OF GIVING
It is not what you have done.
It is what you can do.
We often sell ourselves short,
But with Jesus holding our hands
The things we can do to improve
Condition are unlimited.
We all begin, usually start small
And slowly grow with success
Being an encouraging factor.
“We are all accountable and
Have choices to make.
We can walk away with excuses
Or face up to our challenges.
The wise will sacrifice and
Choose need over wants.
We have one sacred life.
It is a precious gift and the fact
That we were born in the land of
The free and brave is a bonus.
With this goes responsibility and
We would be foolish to ignore it.
We have chances to give and
Then give more and still more.
It is easy to quit when frustration sets in,
But it is much wiser to double down
And renew our goals twice fold.
There are those who give locally and
Others who recognize suffering beyond
Our border as well as goals to be achieved.
Young women have worked hard to achieve
Under adverse situations. They are on their own,
(Their parents dead or have abandoned them) and
they have had the courage to carry on.
They are all over the world but where we can help is
in Central America, India and Kenya, where
organizations exist to funnel help to them.
I have read their stories. They have outperformed me,
in my opinion, when I was at my best.
I cry for them and will support them,
giving back what I have been given by
the grace of God Almighty.
Children in Sierra Leone are receiving a
Christian education and those suffering
in Haiti, India and Central America,
although with great faith in Jesus, will continue
to receive help from me, which will be
a way of honoring my Savior.
I believe in improving circumstance
and know that I need the help of this Savior.
He died on the cross for all of us and
I can at least give back not until it hurts,
but until it feels good.
I have my favorites, but will try to never
leave anyone behind. It is not what I have done
but what I can do.
Stanski
September 1, 2020 ^
Steve Haarman 