Give and it will be given unto you III For me the first level of learning

Give and it will be given unto you III For me the first level of learning generosity came from my family. Not all of them were generous, but the strongest influences were. I mentioned my great aunt last week, but my grandparents were also very generous, not so much with money, because they really didn’t have much of that, but with time. For example my grandmother worked at JC Penney in the yardage department [boy does that date me…] and she sewed and helped other women to learn to sew. So far as I know she did not accept payment for those services. I always remember coming home from school [she lived around the corner from my grammar school] and there would be dresses and other garments hanging in the kitchen and during the afternoon people stopped by to pick them up. She seemed always willing to pitch in and help whether it was cooking or helping others in the neighborhood. I learned from her that when you are willing to give your time to those in need, it comes back to you. The scripture I have chosen as a title for these articles is “Give and it will be given to you;” Luke adds to that “good measure, packed together, shaken down and overflowing, it will be poured into your lap.” ‐ Luke 6:38. In other words, if you give in an unselfconscious way, an abundance will be poured out upon you. My grandparents were lower working class folk, who had very little, but because they were willing to give what they had, there was always enough to go around and more. IHM Pray for us. Father Jerry Dad y se os Dara III Para mi, el primer nivel de aprender de la generosidad vino de mi familia. No todos ellos eran generosos, pero las fuertes influencias eran. Yo mencioné a mi Tia‐Abuela la semana pasada, pero mis abuelos también eran muy generosos, no tanto con dinero, porque ellos realmente no tenian mucho pero con su tiempo. Por ejemplo mi abuela trabajo en JC Penney en el departamento de telas [caramba esa memoria enseña mi edad…] ella cosia y ella enseño a muchas mujeres como coser. Por lo que yo se, ella no aceptaba pago por estos servicios. Siempre me recuerdo cuando llegaba a casa de la escuela [ella vivia alrededor de la cuadra de mi colegio de primaria] y alli habian vestidos y otros trajes colgando en la cocina y durante la tarde la gente venia a recogerlos. Ella siempre lista para ayudar asi sea cocinando o ayudando a otros en la vecindad. Yo aprendí de ella que cuando uno quiere dar su tiempo para ayudar a otros que lo necesitan, siempre uno lo recibirá de regreso. La Escritura que yo elegi para estos articulos es “Dad y se os Dará;” Lucas añade a eso “buena medida, empaquetando junto, revuelto y desbordandose, será arrojado en tus faldas” ‐ Lucas 6:38. En otras palabras, si tú das de una manera conciente y sin egoismo, una abundancia te será dada. Mis abuelos erán de una clase media trabajadora, quienes tenian muy poco, pero porque ellos estaban siempre listos para dar lo que tenian, siempre habia suficiente para todos y más. ICM Ora por nosotros Padre Jerry