The Gift Pendant

 

I reached out today!
I saw one who was in need.
I walked along side of him
Helping with a thoughtful deed.

 

I took my eyes off of myself
To learn the power of touch,
A kind word, a listening ear
A compliment that meant so much!

 

I gave without remembering.
A part of heaven I had found.
Caring and sharing for them,
Had turned their life around.

 

For all the love that I had given,
Came back a hundredfold.
In a harvest of great blessings,
I reaped what I had sowed.

 

For it was in my giving,
That opened up my eyes
In return I discovered,
Joy was my surprise!

 

Deborah J. Birdoes
© 2005

 

"If you give, you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full measure,
pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, and running over.
Whatever measure you use in giving - large or small -
it will be used to measure what is given back to you."
Luke 6:38