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 How long have you been financially
self-supporting? Knowing what you do at this point in your life’s
journey, would you have made any different financial decisions with
your earlier income?
What is your motivation for sharing?
After reading this issue of Café, do you think you might manage your
gifts (financial and otherwise) differently? Have you considered
what gifts you may have that you are not making full use of?
Have you or your friends ever been
out of work when you needed to have a paying job? How did that
affect your perspective on wants and needs? How might that
perspective change if you were out of work for an extended period of
time? If you have been out of work, what one thing would you like to
share with someone who has not gone through that experience? What
would you want them to understand or see through your eyes? (If you
are so inclined, send these thoughts to the Tip Jar.)
All our gifts are from God. Thinking
back to the first issue of Café (Bittersweet Temptation: The Story
of Chocolate, August 2003), how does acting responsibly with our
financial gifts impact what are we called to do with other
resources? How do we make decisions that positively impact
ourselves, our communities, our sisters and brothers around the
world, and all of God’s creation? What is one positive change you
can make in your gift management today?
Looking ahead
The next issue
of Café will give you a closer look at the hands and lands
that provide our daily bread. Do you know where your food comes
from? Look for the Environment Issue of Café in your email
box around mid-March. You won’t want to miss it!
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