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March 29, 2017

A Party with Presents

John B. Tate, Jr. (Washington, D. C.)

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Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap; for the measure you give 
will be the measure you get back. - Luke 6:38 (NRSV)

When asked what he wanted for his 8th birthday party, my grandson Caleb said, “A party with presents. Everybody brings a present, and then we will take all the presents to the homeless shelter for the kids who don’t have any gifts for their birthdays.” And that is exactly what...

Today's Prayer
Give us generous hearts, minds, and spirits, O God, so that what we give may help others to know your love. Through Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.
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Acts of the Apostles 20:32-35

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