You know the answer
But you don’t like it
Heard it before, but
It doesn’t seem to fit
You keep on wandering
Looking for a place to settle
Volunteer to ring the bells
At the Salvation Army kettle
You were kind and people
Bought into you
Everyone gave except
For a very few
No need to judge them
We don’t know what
They do privately
Maybe they donate
The fruits of their success
To groups not know
To you or to me
Jesus never said to advertise
But to help those on the fringes
When we splurge on ourselves
We should double down and
Give to those in need
Give not until it hurts
But until it feels good
Feeling good about what you are
Doing is priceless. It beats misery
We should be consistent, making
Our giving an important part of life
The same help, over and over,
Is not boring but exciting
Others will depend on us
This will be exciting and
Also what we should be doing
Now the answer is tolerable
We look forward to helping
And giving of ourselves to others
Everything is fitting and feeling good
Stanski
April 25, 2022, ^
Steve Haarman 