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Monday, April 26, 2010

What Does Money Have To Do With Anything?

In these times money is a big issue. This is why optioning for the poor and vulnerable is important. How many of you have seen a homeless person on the side of the road and didn’t even think twice about them but just looked away. Now a day it is a normal sight to see a few homeless or poor people around town. That doesn’t make it right. What if you were in their shoes? Lets look at the point Chloe made, we are all brothers and sisters in God's eyes and I know you wouldn't leave your brother or sister on the side of the road to be alone and starving would you? I don’t think so. A lot of people judge others by the amount of money they have but let’s refer to the story of The Last Judgment in the end it’s not going to matter how much money you have or how many other riches you have. We get caught up in the material things and don’t want to think about how much they don’t matter and how much our brothers and sisters do. God made us equal and that is how it should stay. Yes, some people make more money than others but that doesn’t make you any different that the man in the homeless shelter or on the side of the road asking for a small amount of money.

I know sometimes it is hard to think about giving up your things and money to people you don’t even know but God gave up his life for us who he didn’t even know just to save us. And you never know you might save someone’s life by giving up something small, something you probably would forget about within a few hours but that person you give it to might treasure it forever. Yes, this is very hard to think about because many of us haven’t done it before but why not be the one to start the trend. Have you ever thought about what it would be like to be the one without a lot of money?? (Leave your comments and stories) :)
~Meagan

3 comments:

  1. this is so true because I sure wouldn't leave my brother or sister or any family member for that matter on the side of the road starved if I could do something about it. We are all family in God's eye and we should all care for everyone even people we do not know.
    -Kenzie

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  2. You're right. We should all give each other a helping hand in the worst of times.

    -K.J.

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  3. I agree. I don't think that anyone would leave their family on the side of the road, homeless. We are all family, and we should treat eachother as such. It is really hard to give up things, but I think giving it to the less fortunate, is definitely the right thing to do.
    -Waverly

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