Compare And Contrast Christmas Jar And Pope Francis

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One smile can make someone’s day. One word can end a fight. One person can make a difference. A difference to change the world or a difference to someone’s life. A life that thrives on faith/hope. One action can totally flip someone’s life upside down. In a good or bad way. When we think about making a difference what do we think about? Do we think about helping/caring of other people’s lives or do we think it’s just a waste of time. Making a difference in our world today or in someone’s life is just like a tiny seed. The seed starts off small, but then thrives/grows bigger and bigger each day. When the plant is done growing others admire it and get inspire to plant/grow the plant themselves. What started as a tiny seed turned into a big beautiful plant that inspired others to plant it themselves. In the book “Christmas Jars” a family named the Maxwells saved up money year round and gave it to someone in need on the week before Christmas. Actions speak louder than words. Their actions impacted other lives. Lives that felt hopeless and lonely. “Christmas Jars,” Saint Francis of Assisi, and Pope Francis all shared many similarities and differences! “Christmas Jars,” Saint Francis of Assisi, and Pope Francis all shared many similarities with each other. One thing they all both had in …show more content…
Pope Francis and Saint Francis of Assisi were known for performing kind works of God towards others. Saint Francis of Assisi was known to give his money, clothing, good etc to others. Pope Francis is known to donate his own money thoses who needed it more than he did. Pope Francis and Saint Francis of Assisi are both selfless! Even though Saint Francis of Assisi and Pope Francis got credit for their kind works of God it didn’t matter! What really mattered was that they know in their hearts that they had impacted someone’s life in many ways through the works of

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