Where are you getting your Christmas tree this year? If you live in or near Edinburgh or Fife can I encourage you to consider buying it from Caring Christmas Trees? This is a venture run by Bethany Christian Trust, which is a local charity which aims to show Christ's love to the homeless in the area. During the winter months they run a Care Shelter hosted in various churches around the city. Every Christmas tree sold goes toward funding this project:
"When you buy just one Caring Christmas Tree, you support Bethany's Winter Care Shelter. This provides shelter and food for homeless people in Edinburgh at a time when they need it most. For the cost of one tree, we can provide a homeless person with a hot meal, a bed for the night, and breakfast."
You can order your tree online and arrange to collect it from a number of pick up points around the city or in Fife. You can also volunteer your time to help with distributing the trees or give a donation.
On a related but broader note, can I encourage you to read an interesting post from last month on the Humble Orthodoxy blog. In it, the author Doug Hayes encourages us to develop "compassion permanence" - it is a thought-provoking and challenging read.
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