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Was reading Craigslist this morning.  A man advertised sunflowers to take...for free...for drying or bouquets.  All sorts.  Feel free to take the stalk if you'd like.  It was such a giving ad.  Every little way that he worded it said, FREE, NO STRINGS, HELP YOURSELF.  It was simply beautiful.  In a way that is often not seen.
It seems like everyone is trying to get something these days.  I can't believe the things that people are trying to sell....a couch from the 80's that needs "arm and seat repair" for $150.  It's crazy.  But though some things have very little value, a person gives them value because of ownership.  It's mine and therefore you will have to pay for it.
Unfortunately this belief system isn't just on Craigslist.  It is a part of our culture.  Part of how we "share" Jesus.  Part of how we "share" ourselves.  I want to be like the man who wrote the sunflower ad.  Clear on the fact that Jesus is free and that I don't need to keep any part of Him from you.  Clear that my life is to share....not that I never say no, but that you don't "owe me" for being kind or for seeing you or for caring.
Open hands are a beautiful thing.  I think about all of those who shared on that September 11, 2001....and I wonder.....how come the "feeling" was so short lived?  Wouldn't it be a wonderful lifestyle to maintain?
grace to you.