Sharing of oneself is a lifestyle...

     Some people are inclined to give of themselves in remarkable ways.  I think I have much to learn from these folks, these teachers....One such person is Becky, a cashier at a store I patronize.  Becky radiates the love of the LORD, and I only regret that I don't see her more frequently these days.  Another is Ruth.  Her story from last evening is as follows:
    

    

     Her name is Ruth, and she works in a store I frequent.  I noticed she was subdued this evening, and I surmised she was exhausted…She verified that - as we spoke, and yet she still loaded my groceries into the cart.  Ruth is one of those individuals who always has a witty word for those in her care - except tonight.  Tonight unfolded differently, and as she observed that she had about three hours yet to work, I helped her load my groceries after she chided me a bit with “You must be tired, too,” which I sheepishly confessed I really was not.  Then as we parted, she turned and immediately began assisting a little boy with something he’d dropped in the aisle…

     Suddenly outside of herself, Ruth was renewed…  Gracious and gifting once again…

The greater gifts are gifts of self when we feel least able to give…  That makes our effort even more extraordinary…More like the embrace of God...

I still have much to learn from these wise ones, and maybe you do, too!