No Motives - Maritime Celebration

The first weekend of June in my hometown of Gig Harbor Washington every year we have a Maritime Celebration that includes a parade that will take place on June 2.  A large crowd primarily families show up each year; I have been going to it since I was just out of high school. It takes place on the town’s waterfront that goes for a distance about two miles. Like many small towns the parade includes high school bands in the area along with other schools and businesses. I will be taking pictures so you will be able to see them later on Saturday or Sunday on my website www.herbnightingale.com.  The parade starts at 10 am and goes until 12 noon or so. I enjoy seeing people that the only time I see them is during the parade. After the parade they have booths you can visit that includes businesses and food. About 2pm there is a blessing of the fleet. There are a number of fishing boats that go up to Alaska every summer for three or four months. Also included during the festival will be all kinds of music at Skansie Park. On Sunday they will have more music along with the booths. Throughout the summer Skansie Park has different bands playing on Tuesday nights so it is a great place to come during the summer.

Anyway my church Harborview Fellowship has decided to have their first annual Service Day on Day. The purpose is to meet the people of the community at the Maritime Festival including cleaning up after words. Many of us will go to different places to help out. So the Service Day won’t just include the Maritime Festival. Some of our church members will go around the community to give a helping hand. The whole thing has nothing to do with any motives just loving on the people. It is our primary duty when it comes to our purpose in life to help others and to love on them. People can be helped even if it isn’t your primary gifting or talents. We can all spend a little time helping others out. Of course there are those have more of a gifting in the area of helps  whether it is as a carpenter, plumber or a car mechanic to name a few things. When I was up at my cousins in British Columbia two weeks ago though I didn’t have any experience in ranching I did help out with carrying around tools. It is a great thing with limited talent we can still help out those who do have the talent in getting the job done.

This will turn out to be such joy this weekend to help out those who need help without any motive at all except to love on them. I hope you can do the same wherever you are in small ways too.