I love helping others as best as possible. I have a campground and have helped others going from living in a car to have a MH to live in. A MH in no castle, but it is a place to live with a roof over ones head.
I have provided food and clothing to help some as best as posssible while they are here.
I currently have one renter that referres to one part of our campground as "a spititual place to address the lord". I, myself, also feel this way when stopping by this particular area in the campground. In this area there is a lite breeze with the trees and flowers almost listening and silently speaking to you. I have let some bury their animal pets in the area - they feel that they (the animal itself) has had to chance to go to heaven also.
One of my other Christian renters (here for job purposes) will be going home soon. He has been here almost two years and we feel like he is now part of the family.
Our renters look out for one another all of the time - no matter what it involves.
Having a campground brings people together from all over the US. It is beautiful to see people come, make friends, and some leave hugging one another.
We all help one another in some manner of living.

Oh, but you did, and I you, to be sure. However, it's something that can't be said too often, so thank you. Christmas is my most favorite time of the year. Apparently, it's my oldest son's mother-in-law's favorite as well. She puts up 25 trees every year -- even miniature trees go up in the bathrooms, 3 very large live trees are strategically placed, one in the living room, one in the family room, one in the foyer. I was persuaded to help two years in a row after my son got married to help do "Christmas weekend" Have to say, I didn't put up a Christmas tree for 6 years after -- put a twig in a pretty pitcher, made quirky clay ornaments to go on the twig, and topped it with a very small red Christmas ornament. Now, I even decorate the market pyramid trellises, there are four of them, actually five. Guess 50 trees in a two-year span rather made me come undone. :lol: On that note, I shall just say HAPPY MERRY, slatten!!

I think it was back in 2000 that I had this sudden realization about the Bible verse "Love your neighbor as yourself." I no longer saw it to be saying love your neighbor as (you love) yourself but that my neighbor is literally myself. Would I consider myself a "helper" or charitable when I feed, clothe, and house myself? No, and the same is true when I do those things for others. When another person's stomach growls, it is to be as my hunger pangs. Could I consider myself philanthropic to eat a hearty breakfast?

I realized a little later that there were two quotes that laid the groundwork for this insight. One was by Mother Teresa: "Christ in all his many disguises." And the other by Holden Caulfield (via J.D. Salinger): "Jesus is the Fat Lady" (which is often misquoted as "Jesus is the Fat Lady in the Circus").

I take it that I (all of us) am made in the image of God and I am compelled to see that likeness clearly reflected in others. As all good things are gifts of God, as I see it, on another level anything I give to another is not giving but re-gifting; offering Christ in one of his many disguises what was his to begin with. No loss or sacrifice is incurred.

Merry Christmas!

Well, Merry Christmas to you as well. Thank you for sharing and for the insight. Interesting observations. Have to apologize to you :oops: for my curt question when the original query was first posted and you said you couldn't do for others -- or it sounded as if that is what you were saying. For the life of me, I couldn't figure out how someone who worked for a Christian station (yes?), considered himself incapable of "helping others". I obviously never had considered your perspective of loving thy neighbor as thyself. Glad my "reading" eyes got to see the heart of the matter from your eyes.