I have been thinking lately about the Pope. He came to Philadelphia this month. Everybody was so excited about him coming. They made him into a Rock Star! I was confused about that. They closed down highways for him. They got all these police sent to Philadelphia for his safety. He got a lot of people excited about him coming here.
Then I saw this photo on the internet. I made me feel so sad. It reminded me of our Theme in L2L this year.
Look at the Pope. He is wearing beautiful clothes. He is sitting on a Golden Throne. Look at the kids in the other picture. They are so skinny. Sorry one of them is Naked, but that is because he doesn't even own clothes.
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| Source: http://www.worldconvention.org/resources/profiles/ghana/ |
Jesus said to a rich man in the Bible, "Go and sell everything you have, and give it to the poor" (Mark 10:21). I have thought about this verse more this month than any other time in my life.
When I see photos like this, it makes me kind of mad, and sad, also. But then, I think about all the things that I have, and how I hoard them, and don't like to give them away. So I shouldn't be mad at the Pope for not giving to the poor.
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| Source: Dayspring.net |
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| Source: The Children's Bible Online |
I give to all kinds of organizations, even though I am only a kid.
I give some to my congregation in the church plate every Sunday.
But my favorite thing to do is to give to the poor people. I sent money to Harding to a thing called Smiles for Christ. They go to Honduras and help disabled, mentally delayed kids each summer. I was able to give them lots of my profits from a Lemonade Stand I had in July at the Soccer field across the street.
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| This is the School in Honduras where I send money to help |
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| Source: MarandaHowthorn.net |
