{"id":8485,"date":"2022-02-24T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=8485"},"modified":"2022-02-17T12:17:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T17:17:16","slug":"take-what-you-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/take-what-you-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Take What You Need!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"Take What You Need! 2\/24\/22\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=p9rmy-11acc0a-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=1&#038;font-color=&#038;btn-skin=7\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Some years ago I knew a seminarian who was on vacation. He went to visit his father who was a permanent deacon in a poor inner-city parish.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As his Dad was showing him around the poor neighborhood, they decided they were hungry and would call and order a pizza for when they got back to the rectory. This happened way back in the days before cell phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A few minutes later a homeless man came up to them and asked,\u00a0<em>\u201cAny spare change?\u201d<\/em>  Deacon Dad pulled out all the change he had and said,\u00a0<em>\u201cHere, take what you need.\u201d<\/em>  The astonished beggar said,\u00a0<em>\u201cWell, I\u2019ll take it all!\u201d<\/em>  and he did.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A minute later, Deacon Dad realized he had no coins left to call for the pizza. He turned and shouted after the homeless man,\u00a0<strong>\u201cExcuse me, I need to make a phone call. Can you spare some change?\u201d<\/strong>  The homeless man walked back and held out his hands filled with coins.\u00a0<strong>\u201cHere, take what you need,\u201d<\/strong>  he said.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mutual Sharing \u2013 It\u2019s what being a follower and a disciple of Jesus is all about!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Think of an incident of Mutual Sharing in YOUR life.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHEN YOU THINK THAT GOD NEVER PROVIDES FOR WHAT YOU NEED, TOUCH YOUR PULSE. THAT IS A BIG PROOF THAT GOD GIVES YOU MORE THAN YOU NEED!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some years ago I knew a seminarian who was on vacation. 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