At Community of Joy, we talk all the time about how we are blessed by God so that we can be a blessing to others! And we do more than talk about it...we try to live it everyday!
Today, I had the honor of being part of a team that was asked to make and donate coleslaw for the Wicomico County School's summer school closing picnic. We were delighted to make and donate the slaw... and boy is it good coleslaw (it happens to be the famous recipe of Louise Mahan - the same one we serve at our Pork Roast and Fun Fest). But we did so much more than just make and donate the slaw. We helped to serve it too and to serve other items of the picnic lunch!
What an awesome feeling it is to be able to be a servant. It was great NOT to be in charge of a thing and to simply be there to serve the staff and parents that attended! I can't tell you how many people came up to us and thanked us for being there and donating our time and the slaw. In fact, we couldn't get out of the school without having staff stop us and say thank you!
And the really cool thing was that there were three churches there serving today! Crosspointe Nazarene and Community Christian all had folks there serving Jesus the King and donating their time and some food items. It was really incredible to see the body of Christ coming together to be a blessing to so many.
I love breaking the traditional mold that the church has put itself in and society expects... that of being moral judges... I would much rather serve and share love. It is so much more fun and I believe it makes a greater impact on people's lives when we do!
What a wonderful feeling to serve and to be a blessing to others!
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