I Will Divide With You

A quote from Catherine McAuley;

Let me know when you are closely pressed
and I will divide with you, be it ever so little.

What a great outlook on life to have to share even if it is a small morsel! So often today we have so many things that we forget that we are to share what we have with others, no matter if it is only a piece of clothing, something from our closet or room or even our food. We have so very much and we don't want to feel like we are in want. Look at the super sized foods and drinks. We have more than what is sufficient.

This morning as I was walking early before the heat of the day, I was walking through our nearby park. One of the things I take with me is a plastic bag to collect cans and bottles that I see along the way. Sometimes there are some and sometimes there are none. We are such a throw away society and even as affluent as we are, we cannot seem to put our garbage in the garbage containers along the way. We have so little regard for others. I was reflecting today what it would be like to be too poor to have a can of soda. Could I live without soda or bottled water or any sort of bottled beverage? What if I were too poor to have this luxury?

So many in our world are. What we spend on sodas alone each day is for some their complete daily wage to feed their family.

I think I will look at Catherine's quote a little more closely and see where I can divide what I have, be it so little. I am also not going to drink cans of sodas for a while and see if I really miss them.

Maybe you could do the same.

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