It is my view that more than reciting text book prayers at home and places of worship, if we are of help to our brethren in distress, we shall enjoy real satisfaction in life and God's blessings. I write this having suffered starvation in my younger days. Many a time I even cried out of hunger. And in my every day communication - even this day too - with God I remember a person who gave me a Christmas gift about 67 years ago to put me at par with other children. It is my practice to give some relief to some deserving individuals and not organisations of ostentation. Don't you think it is our duty to share God's gifts to us with our not so fortunate brethren? Please excuse me if you find this message a little personal. lileeann33...
2007-05-25 14:01:10 · 21 answers · asked by Nimit 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think it's beautiful.
2007-05-25 14:03:46 · answer #1 · answered by SpiritRoaming 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
OK, let me play devil's advocate for a moment (with a bit of personal history thrown in).
I was raised christian and believed most of what I was taught - until I hit my late teens and watched the members of the church I was raised in turn out an elderly man because of skin color. This same church found it could not help me feed my children but could pay to have the electricity turned on for a woman known to sell and use drugs. A few years later, after I had left the church and found a faith that gives me peace, the members of this church - people I have known all my life - turned and walked away from me and spread nasty rumors about me and my family. It seems to me that most christians have a double standard when it comes to helping the less fortunate. They want to know first if the person is a christian or if they would at least attend the church on Sundays. It was only after experiencing their "helpfulness" firsthand that I vowed to only help my own kind - folk whom I also could receive help from, should it ever be needed - no questions asked.
So I will continue to celebrate the days that are holy to me and mine, and I will share those times with folk who are like-minded. I will strive to help anyone of those few who are in real need. But I will not, NOT, give my hard-earned time/money/food to those who wouldn't do the same for me because they cannot accept and RESPECT my choice of faith.
2007-06-02 17:14:50 · answer #2 · answered by tanagila0530 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our childhood were in some what of same condition with a difference that I had to hide my starvation (but how could hide non payment of school fee !) due to my family statues which had never given me or my family members any support to overcome the poverty. However I too resembles similarity in the doing & thinking.
This is an responce to the similarity and wish people must help needy for not to just help them but the method of help to be in the way that it brings them up on their own to aquire ability.
I am a superannuated AF hnurary officer in my 61st year & with grace of allmighty living better within resources.
May God bless you to execute more better to the humanity.
2007-05-26 04:10:59 · answer #3 · answered by kbn_25 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A belief in god is not required for anyone to share their largess with populations that lack even the minimal resources for survival. Assisting those less fortunate than us is our moral responsibility. That is not to say that we have a responsibility to those folks who are skillfully manipulating the available programs in place to help those who REALLY are in need.
However, these charlatans have no integrity, or self worth. They are just sociopaths, and eventually they will be denied the opportunity to enjoy the largess provided them. Time wounds all heels.
2007-06-02 15:38:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What u have said is 100% correct. Service to mankind is service to God. Help to be helped.
But if we think what we do as, we(Egoistic)do it only boosts our petty ego. On a long term our ego is not getting humbled but its more keen in getting the organization which we support to be recogonised by the world(publicity) rather to improve or do what we really choose to.
So no matter what we do to help others we should create an attitude that we are given to gift to help people, not to tell I have done this or that. Hope u understand what I really mean in my message.
2007-05-25 23:52:46 · answer #5 · answered by M.L.M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God says that we should do the following:
1. go forth and multiply
2. follow the commandments
3. do unto others as I would do for you
This is the masterplan for eternal life. What a great God we have that is so forward thinking and builds upon the gift of life that we must continue always for the rewards of life eternal.
Give and give more so that your reward will be great in Heaven.
2007-06-02 01:10:38 · answer #6 · answered by ringolarry 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hi sometime back u had asked a question on driving out tv evangelist and i answered u r q saying u should be a devil's agent for not hearing word of god.
but i appreciate your soft heart towards people who are hunger and in need, i do believe more then words deeds speak as said in Bible.
we have been practising this for several years celebrating our birthdays at orphanages and we doing this we are not doing a charity instead we are receiving additional blessing from our God
2007-05-25 23:48:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm devoted to giving as I receive. I run a clinic where we tithe every month, and my patients contribute. As they themselves heal, they can heal others. Each time I receive a new article of clothing, I donate clothing to the foodbank. It's part of my merging with Universal flow. I also cook for the foodbank every week. So yes, I do believe it is in the highest good to share with our brethren in need.
2007-05-25 23:47:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Always remember, God is happy to cheerful giver
"6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver." - 2 Cor 9:6-7 KJV
2007-06-02 08:37:38 · answer #9 · answered by itsme_565 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best faith is ALWAYS personal, I believe your custom is beautiful and should be recommended to all. I, too, have shared at/from others tables when I was starving and now having sufficient and more am ashamed if I do not also share.
2007-06-02 12:33:37 · answer #10 · answered by Fr. Al 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of Native nations have that already---mine call it gadugi (a type of collective labor where you don't expect anything in return, and support those in need without expecting anything.) In other nations, they have what are called giveaways. You might be able to bring that to the mainstreamers, it would be a good idea.
2007-05-25 21:06:11 · answer #11 · answered by Danagasta 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋