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| From Chadrick Black, Author of The Greatest Harvest. "I've been told I expect a lot from people. But my hope is to help people slowly find purpose and meaning. And one of the best ways to find purpose is by giving. Trust me. It works... How proud would you feel knowing that your grandfather gave to a cause that helped create the vaccination for small pox? What if your grandfather gave to a cause that eventually designed an economic system to end hunger in 3rd world countries? What if you gave to a cause that created the best solutions to fighting cancer? What if you gave to a cause that eventually ended some of the worst childhood diseases in recorded history?" Look at what we're doing below. Become a part of it. Become the change you wish to see in the world... |
| The most secret, sacred wish that lies deep down at the bottom of your heart, the wonderful thing that you hardly dare to look at, or to think about – the thing that you would rather die than have anyone else know of, because it seems so far beyond anything that you are, or have at the present time, that you fear that you would be cruelly ridiculed if the mere thought of it were known – that is just the very thing that God is wishing you to do or to be for him. And the birth of that marvelous wish in you soul – the dawning of that secret dream – was the Voice of God himself telling you to arise and come up higher because he had need of you. Emmet Fox Your Heart’s Desire, ca. 1922 |
Just as the winds change, my circumstances also have the ability to turn from giver to
beggar. My health, I am not promised. My gold, I may misplace. My touch in the marketplace
may become cursed. Illness, poverty, and lack of success in the marketplace may all find a way
to my door during my journey in life. Therefore, when given the chance, I will give like never
before to the beggar, knowing that one day, he may wear silk on his skin and jewels on his
hands and will remember the compassion I had for him. He will remember how I treated him as
my brother and will care for me the same.
I will enter the marketplace today remembering the words of the richest and wisest of all
men: Cast your bread upon the water and it will return to you. I will live by these words,
knowing that, to be able to give signifies the abundance in my life that has been provided to me.
Therefore, I will give like never before...
From The 5th Letter found in The Greatest Harvest
beggar. My health, I am not promised. My gold, I may misplace. My touch in the marketplace
may become cursed. Illness, poverty, and lack of success in the marketplace may all find a way
to my door during my journey in life. Therefore, when given the chance, I will give like never
before to the beggar, knowing that one day, he may wear silk on his skin and jewels on his
hands and will remember the compassion I had for him. He will remember how I treated him as
my brother and will care for me the same.
I will enter the marketplace today remembering the words of the richest and wisest of all
men: Cast your bread upon the water and it will return to you. I will live by these words,
knowing that, to be able to give signifies the abundance in my life that has been provided to me.
Therefore, I will give like never before...
From The 5th Letter found in The Greatest Harvest
| For a $10.00 donation (all proceeds going to the JDRF), Saddleback Leather will offer a free leather bracelet in appreciation of your support. You can also donate directly to this cause by clicking on the picture of bracelets to your left. If you decide to donate directly, please email me at cblack@cedarfarmspublishing.com so I can make sure you receive the bracelet of your choice. |
| I know $10.00 means more than it did a few years ago. Therefore, if you can just afford a $5.00 donation, I'll match it and make sure you still receive the bracelet of your choice. (But if you can give more than $10.00, please do). |
| AFTER YOU DONATE, WE WILL CONTACT YOU AT THE EMAIL YOU PROVIDE TO THANK YOU AND ALLOW YOU TO TELL US WHICH BRACELET COLOR YOU WOULD LIKE |
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