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A generous person will be blessed, 
for he shares his food with the poor.
Proverbs 22:9 CSB
Can we get a glimpse of Jesus here?
Has there ever been a more generous person?
Jesus shared more than his food, but his Life. 
He shared his Life with us, the poor, with us who could not pay.
Jesus who was moved with compassion by what he saw.
But what is his blessing?
Imagine an important person in your life, and the relationship with them is broken, and you've gone to great lengths to restore it, and as a result, that person is now closer than ever. 
What's the blessing?
Restoration.
Closeness.
Love really. 
Love that reached out across the divide between you and made a way to make it right. 
Love that said the other person is important and worth fighting for, giving up something for.
Worth loving.
And as that relationship is renewed, restored, as love shapes and reshapes, that is the blessing. 
Might feel a bit strange but we are the blessing.
We are the object of Jesus love.
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#childrenofGod

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