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Here in northern NC a lot of rain and wind last night(I slept solid 12-8 - love those negative ions)

Some of my pots on front deck turned over and one wrought iron chair overturned

March 23

Extravagant Love

Bible in a Year :

Live such good lives . . . [that] they may see your good deeds and glorify God.

1 Peter 2:12

My seatmate on the flight told me she was nonreligious and had immigrated to a town that was home to numerous Christians. When she mentioned that most of her neighbors went to church, I asked about her experience. She said she could never repay their generosity. When she brought her disabled father to her new country, her neighbors built a ramp to her house and donated a hospital bed and medical supplies. She said, “If being a Christian makes one so kind, everyone should be a Christian.”

Exactly what Jesus hoped she’d say! He told His disciples, “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16). Peter heard Christ’s command and passed it on: “Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God” (1 Peter 2:12).

Our neighbors who don’t have faith in Jesus may not understand what we believe and why we believe it. Don’t sweat it, as long as there’s one more thing they can’t understand: the extravagance of our love. My seatmate marveled that her Christian neighbors continue to care for her even though she isn’t, in her words, “one of them.” She knows she’s loved, for Jesus’ sake, and she gives thanks to God. She may not yet believe in Him, but she’s grateful that others do. .

Reflect & Pray

Who do you know who needs Jesus? How can you love them for His sake?

Heavenly Father, let Your light shine through me.

For further study, read Pray First: The Power of Prayer in Sharing the Gospel.

This is from an Argentina expat forum.

The thread is about the cost of goods increasing

"Not sure how much this is Milei related. I believe that those makers/factories that were bound by “precios cuidad” may be going too much in the opposite direction to compensate their lost income of past years.

I cook a lot of rice and I bought last 1 kg bag by Molinos Alas for $800 about 3 weeks ago. Today I went shopping on ML and the cheapest rice was $1150/kg. Imported rice, such as basmati or carnaroli, are hugely expensive (over 10 usd per kg).

At El Portogues the kilo of long white rice was $1200, which is the same as at the Pakistani deli two blocks from here. This time I bough Yin Yun brand for $1200 per kg, but next to it a kg of Los dos hermanos was $3200. 🙀🙀🙀

Serafina’s cat pouch on Rappi jumped from 870 to 1500 pesos overnight. It is imported from Brazil and has been out of stock in many places. I am transitioning her toward a local brand called Wild Cat, but they only have three fish flavors which sound about the same.

Before Xmas I went to buy an artisanal panettone at Artiaga’s. It won the first place in the foreign panettone category at the panettone World Cup 2023 in Milan (which is where I come from).

For a staggering $14900 for half a kilo!!

Lo and behold, today it is sold for $15900. A 1 dollar increase in three days. Keep in mind that it is a seasonal product, so the excuse that the price had not been updated on a while doesn’t hold."

I was going to forget Argentina and keep looking until I realized "$800" meant 800 Argentinian pesos! So 2.2 lb rice is one US dollar, half of what it costs me at Aldi. The panettone sounds pricey, but I'm glad it's available.