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HONORING SENIORS

More Than Enough?

No More?

BY JESS PETERSON
www.amazingstoriesbyjess.com

There is a story in Exodus 36 about the building Lubbock is a giving community. We are
of the tabernacle by the Israelites after they privileged to have so many non-profit agencies
left Egypt. The people had been asked by God working in so many areas—supporting the
through Moses to bring gold, silver, bronze, homeless, the hungry, the sick, the abused Inspiration
purple and scarlet yarn, and acacia wood. These or exploited (whether children or senior or
were brought by those who were willing as an disabled adults). There are agencies that
offering to the Lord. And they brought so much promote education and the arts. There are civic
that there was “more than enough for doing the organizations that sponsor all sorts of projects.
work the Lord commanded to be done.” In fact, You can read about many of these worthwhile
Moses had to give an order that nothing else be agencies in this edition of Senior Link.
brought as an offering for the sanctuary.

“When I give, I not only help someone “Giving is one of the key ingredients that
else out, but I am made a better person.” makes life so worthwhile.”
I hope that you are giving. If you are not giving,
Wouldn’t that be nice to hear today? “You don’t then you are not getting the full satisfaction that
have to bring anything else. We have more than life can bring. You may not be wealthy. You may
enough . . . Stop your giving now. The job is not be healthy. But there are still ways to give.
finished!” Perhaps more than at any other time, we need
to step up today and share our wisdom and
Or would that be so great to hear? Personally, experience with a world that is lost in itself.
I don’t want to be told to stop giving because
giving is one of the key ingredients that By the way, if you reread the passage in Exodus
makes life so worthwhile. The ability to give 36:6, you might note that Moses didn’t tell the
and opportunity to give are blessings, gifts in people to stop giving; they were only told to stop
themselves. When I give, I not only help someone their offerings for the tabernacle. Giving for other
else out, but I am made a better person. And the things was still available to them. And it’s even
best time to give is when I am down, when my more available to us today!
life experiences are not going the way that I want
them to. “You may not be wealthy. You may not
be healthy. But there are still ways to
As seniors, we have the opportunity to give
more than any other segment of the population. give. Perhaps more than at any other
Although this does not apply to every individual, time, we need to step up today and
seniors are generally the wealthiest of any age
group. It is our funds that support the tourism share our wisdom and experience with a
industry, and it is our funds that support many world that is lost in itself.”
of the non-profit agencies in Lubbock and
elsewhere.

Besides having
“As seniors, we have the funds, we also
the opportunity to have more time
available to us
give more than any for serving. The
other segment of the presence of senior
population.” adults on various
non-profit boards
adds the wisdom
and experience
of years during times of decision-making. And
we don’t mind getting our hands dirty doing the
mundane tasks that these agencies often require.

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