Maggie has always had a very generous spirit. She loves others through giving with a maturity way beyond her years. A few weeks ago when we were visiting, she gave me a beautiful, jewelry holder that she has made herself out of clay and then painted. She wanted me to have it and gave it to me--just like that! At our traditional Easter egg hunt, Mags not only would help her little sister find eggs, but she also would give up eggs for herself and point them out to her older sister!
However, Maggie's most recent gift touched my heart in a very special way. Maggie knows that I am raising money to go to Mexico, and she recently gave me $5 to help the children there. On her own initiative, she told her mom that she wanted to give me all the money she'd received from the tooth fairy. When you are eight, $5 is an incredible amount of money, too! Yet Maggie's generous heart led her to give it to help the children in Mexico.
When I think about Mags' heart, I am so touched by her generous spirit and convicted of my own selfishness. I am also reminded of the widow who gave all she had and how Jesus praised her for her "small, but big" gift. I thank God for both Maggie and her priceless gift, and I can't wait to tell a child in Mexico how a child in America loved her and wanted to help her.
What a precious, challenging story! I hope I learn to be more like that.
ReplyDeleteIs this the Maggie I am thinking, Christen? What a sweet story regardless. It brings to mind a favorite CM verse , Ps 78:1-4
ReplyDelete78:1 Give ear, O my people, to my teaching;
incline your ears to the words of my mouth!
2 I will open my mouth in a parable;
I will utter dark sayings from of old,
3 things that we have heard and known,
that our fathers have told us.
4 We will not hide them from their children,
but tell to the coming generation
the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might,
and the wonders that he has done.
Love ya, Cass
That must be precious Maggie Gilbert...so precious. She has His heart and also a heart like her sweet mama!
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