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Speaking in the Light

By Pastor Rudy

I just got my haircut. I think it took all of seven minutes. But what was best about the whole experience is that I had Sam and the gals all to myself. I love going to Sam’s Barber Shop on Mechanic Street in Court House.
I think I love the conversations that we all have even more than the finished product on the top of my head. Hey, I know there is only so much creativity that can be spun on what the good Lord has left me with. But even today I was given another surprise and it wasn’t just the fact that Sam turned the satellite radio dial to the bluegrass channel.
It appears that somebody had paid for my haircut ahead of time. I had been given a gift that I didn’t even know I had until the time came to take my wallet out. “No need,” said Sam. I have been blessed with a Barbershop Angel and I have to tell you, it sure did make me smile.
There is nothing like the little gifts that mean so much. Whoever it may be, they need to know they receive lots of appreciation from me!
And it made me think that in this day of economic instability, we still have the ability to give meaningful gifts to one another. The best things in life may not be free, but they don’t have to cost us an arm or a leg either. Random acts of kindness are priceless.
Doing for another before they can do it for themselves is actually a fun kind of venture to be involved in. Robin Hood always looked like he was having a blast showering the presents upon the peasants that so many others just trampled upon. It sure does add some beauty to what could otherwise just be another grey blah day when you decide to say,“ I’m going to give some personal wealth away.”
The official definition of a gift is something voluntarily transferred by one person to another expecting no compensation in return. It can be the gift of your time. When was the last time that you were actually not in a hurry while you were with that someone who probably wants you even more than what you do?
We are so quick to buy somebody something when the real hunger of the heart is to just be. Being together, just because you can. Who needs a visit today? Who needs a call? Who needs you just being you?
Giving can also be as simple as the unselfish sharing of your talent. I love singing songs to those who have forgotten the tune and melody on their own. It is so easy to start to believe that life is a dry documentary rather than the musical that I believe God designed for it to truly be!
What a kick it is to add some music to somebody else’s day. Do you sing? Do you paint? Do you write? Do you create? Do you cook? Do you sew? Do you fix? Do you do what you do with a friend in view?
My heart got a jumpstart the other day when I picked up my five-year- old son, Joel, from school. He came walking out with that wonder and innocence of youth and he was so excited to show me the log cabin that he had made out of pretzel sticks. He knows that his Dad is a history buff and he was beaming over his recreation of the home that Abraham Lincoln was born in.
I have to tell you that the finest piece of art in all the galleries of this world couldn’t have meant more than that masterpiece my kid made the other day and he longed to just share his talent with me. I would have missed the magic if I was in too much a hurry to notice where my fortune was actually buried. It’s not in the bank but in the bouncing buzz of my boy.
Many of you can share a task with someone else. One very practical way of saying, “I Love You,” is by doing an act of service for another and then not charging them a dime for your time. Even if they try to pay you for it, you refuse.
Every now and then, I think that we all should still practice hospitality when it comes to the things that we do, the tasks that we specialize in. Why not even today surprise someone with doing something with no strings attached to the project?
How many times has God blessed with you with a present that money couldn’t buy and then just told you that the best way you could repay him was to just take the time to drink it in and fully enjoy it? Could you do the same for somebody else? Would you?
What a great gift to get a free haircut! Now, I can’t cut your hair, but there are other ways I know I can show you that I care and I want to do just that. An old campfire song we sang years ago went something like this:
It only takes a spark to get a fire going and soon all those around can warm up in its glowing. That’s how it is with God’s love once you’ve experienced it. You spread His love to everyone you want to pass it on.
I was given a free gift today and I want to pass it on.
How different would this Cape May County be if we all got into the passing business? Maybe even Donovan McNabb might learn something from us.
We could show him how to hit the target and win the games that matter most. Selflessness leads to shelving selfishness and changes the ways of the outcome with no big hits to your income. Live to Give just because you can.
Write Pastor Rudy pastorrudytlc@comcast.net
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