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When the world seems stingy to us, we are stingy to others. Those who feel blessed have little trouble sharing blessings with others.\u00a0 Our tradition takes this calculus seriously. As Unitarian minister, Rev. Don Wheat, puts it \u201cThe religious person is a grateful person, and the grateful person is the generous person.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0 This morning we will thinking about \u201cDo we notice the blessings all around us?\u201d\u00a0 And \u201cHow are the blessings in our lives leading us to bless others?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When the world seems stingy to us, we are stingy to others. Those who feel blessed have little trouble sharing blessings with others.\u00a0 Our tradition takes this calculus seriously. As Unitarian minister, Rev. 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