The More You Are Blessed

Every year, I get an opportunity to serve people less fortunate, thanks to the kindness of our company and our CEO. We participate as servers working at the Thanksgiving Banquet held by the Orlando Union Rescue Mission, a Banquet in downtown Orlando that provides a hot Thanksgiving meal and so much more to over 1,200 homeless individuals and families. It is a blessing that I and many of my teammates at work can do this, year after year. And yesterday was another memorable day of praise … OURM and its people are so in touch with what people most need. They are a remarkable group and among the best Christian role models I have ever met.

Our CEO has always said, the more you are blessed, the more of a blessing you must be. That is exactly what God asks of us too. We are blessed because we are His but we are doubly blessed because we can bless others in so many ways. Thanksgiving is all about saying thanks. And imagine how thankful God is when we act in His name. When we share our time, talent and treasure. When we reach outside ourselves.

Today I pray that every person that reads these words, whether you are many or few, realizes the gift we all have. We live as human blessings, each of us called to choose how best to express our gifts. Blessings come in all shapes, sizes and modes … they are given by us all, consciously and sub-consciously, in ways planned and spontaneous. And they are our very best testaments to our faith.