“Pass it on” has become quite a movement where I live in recent years, also known as “pay it forward”. In essence, a blessing is received and a blessing is given, or passed on to someone else.
I see this most often at the grocery store chain call Aldi. At Aldi you have to pay a quarter to get a cart, but then you get your quarter back when you return the cart. What apparently happens on a daily basis is that some unknown, unsung person puts their quarter in, uses the cart, and then passes his/her cart on to someone else for free. Then that person passes it on to the next person for free. Each one may have his/her quarter ready, but the person with the cart will say something like, “I got it for free. Pass it on.” Any one of those people may decide that they really are so hard pressed financially that that extra twenty-five cents will make a difference. They just return the cart to where it belongs, and no one needs to know that they have been blessed.
I also listen to a Christian radio station, 99.1 Joy FM (for which you can get the app) that encourages listeners to “joy” other people. What this generally means is that a person in the drive thru will pay for the meal of the car behind them and leave a note with the drive-thru worker to give to them saying that they’ve been “joyed“! Some people have testified what a huge blessing this has been to them, and some of them, who are able, pass on the blessing to the car behind them.
There are other ways that we can “pass it on” in life, too.
- Maybe we can pass on financial blessings to those who are less fortunate than we.
- Maybe we can pass on a smile to someone who needs one.
- Maybe we can pass on hope to the hopeless and joy to the joyless.
- Maybe we can pass on skills that others have helped develop in us.
Of course, as Christians, the best way to “pass it on” is to share the good news of the love of Jesus Christ that we have received. It is, after all, good news! It is the best blessing in the world!
When I was a teen, we used to sing a song at camp called “Pass it on”, by Kurt Kaiser (©1969 EMI Christian Music Group). The words of the first and third verses are:
“Verse 1
It only takes a spark
To get a fire going
And soon all those around
Can warm up in its glowing
That’s how it is with God’s love
Once you’ve experienced it
You spread His love to ev’ryone
You want to pass it on.”Verse 3
“I wish for you my friend
This happiness that I’ve found
You can depend on Him
It matters not where you’re bound
I’ll shout it from the mountain top
I want my world to know
The Lord of love has come to me
I want to pass it on.”
Today I’m thankful for all the people who have “passed it on” to me, especially the good news of the Gospel, but also countless other blessings!
What about you? What kind of blessings have other people passed on to you? Who has passed on to you the good news of God’s love? What kinds of blessings have you had the joy of passing on to others? What things would you like to pass on to others in the new year?
Happy New Year 🙂
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Happy New Year to you, as well! ☺
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This is so true about paying it forward. The local radio station here- 91.9 WGTS also has a similar pay it forward day. On Thursday’s we have “Drive Through Difference” where they encourage Christians to pay a meal for the person behind them and leave a note testifying about God. Thanks for sharing! I can relate 100% HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
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That’s great that your radio station does that too! Thanks for sharing! I wonder how many other stations around the country are promoting this? It can make such a positive difference in other people’s lives!
Happy New Year! 🎊😊
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What a beautiful post and reminder to “pass it on”! All the best for 2020, my friend! 💙
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Thank you, Diana!! The same to you! ❤
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You’re welcome and thank you! 💙
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Happy New Year! I’d like to pass on some peace.
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Happy New Year to you, too! 🎊
May the peace you pass on spread concentrically like ripples across a lake without diminishing in your own heart!
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Yes! Happy New Year!💥💥🥳🥳♥️
Aldi is my favorite grocery store and I have experienced a pass it on moment. Kindness is contagious.
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Happy New Year, fellow Aldi shopper! 😁
Yes, kindness is amazing! It has the power to lift up the downtrodden and give them hope again!
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Haaa. I am glad to be your fellow Aldi shopper. ♥️🤭
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The same thing happens at our local Aldi and I appreciate passing it on. Believe it or not, when I was at Girl Scout camp, we used to sing that song at campfire, I think we sang it at other GS functions. I bet that group hasn’t sung it in a couple decades since they got so “all inclusive”. I also love to share the joy of the Lord with others and try to offer to pray for people I meet out and about.
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Yes, that was and is a great song to sing around the campfire!
Passing on joy and prayers is a wonderful way to light up our world! Keep it up, sister!
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