Giving As Jesus Gave: Giving The Gifts Of Truth, Beauty and Goodness

This week we'll explore the most precious gifts giving to humanity by Jesus with a reading of two amazing sections from the Urantia Book, Paper 100: Section 7 - The Acme of Religious Living and Paper 171: Section 7 - As Jesus Passed By. Here is a preview: Jesus spread good cheer everywhere he went. He was full of grace and truth.Jesus really understood men; therefore could he manifest genuine sympathy and show sincere compassion.Jesus could help men so much because he loved them so sincerely. He truly loved each man, each woman, and each child.Jesus was never in a hurry. He had time to comfort his fellow men "as he passed by."When he smiled on a man, that mortal experienced increased capacity for solving his manifold problems.He frequently set out to help a person by asking for help.Great things happened not only because people had faith in Jesus, but also because Jesus had so much faith in them.It was literally true, "He went about doing good."He lived the truth, even as he taught it. He was the truthJesus was an unusually cheerful person... His constant word of exhortation was, "Be of good cheer."The Master was always generous. He never grew weary of saying, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Said he, "Freely you have received, freely give."Jesus was great because he was good, and yet he fraternized with the little children.Jesus was the perfectly unified human personality. And today, as in Galilee, he continues to unify mortal experience and to co-ordinate human endeavors Join us as we explore Jesus' splendid gifts to us, the greatest of which is the gift of love. We also hope to share our favorite ways of giving and some of our favorite charities. Please call and share your gifts!