Tonight our friends,
Lauren, Mac and Graham Loper came over and we made blessing bags to share with people
who might need them. Lauren shared this
idea with me and we each gathered toiletries and snack items to fill a Ziploc
bag. The plan is to keep these bags in
our cars, so that we can share them with someone in need. Our 5 kids decorated cards that read “Our
family hopes these item will be of help and remind you that you are loved” and
then they filled the bags. The bags are
by no means perfect. Some have 2 bottles
of water; others are missing deodorant or chapstick, but one thing for sure,
each bag is filled with love.
Jesus said, “When I was
hungry, you gave me something to eat and when I was thirsty you gave me something
to drink” (Matthew 25). I pray that my
girls encounter Jesus when we reach out in love to our neighbors in need. These blessings bags will not solve the issue
of homelessness and they will not offer anything long term, and yet they can
help transform our hearts to be more loving and generous.
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