Thoughts & opinion from the southampton vineyard team

Was Fab Feb fab?

by Matt Hyam on 2nd March, 2009

At the time of writing, people have given nearly £23,400 (and this does not include the money that people have given independent of the “central” church collections.)

This equates to £23,400 that people have chosen to not put into savings and not spend on themselves (on top of normal giving) , in favour of giving it those who are in need.

This equates to people choosing to humble themselves and question whether “privilege” is a “right”.

This equates to people making sacrifices in the way that they live their lives in order to identify with those who do not have this choice.

This is the spirit of jubilee.

This is the kind of church that I want to be part of!

I have not spoken to anyone who has not really questioned their financial habits as a result of this month. I know that we will be living differently as a result. Some people have even taken the radical step of choosing to continue with it. That’s when it becomes Mad March!

It has made us think about how much we just spend and not even think about it. It has made us wonder why we buy some of the things that we do. It has made us think about why we are not paying off mortgages much quicker and giving away much more.

So, in summary, in my humble opinion, even though my son poured blackcurrant squash ALL over the white sofa and even though I hammered a nail through one of the heating pipes, Fab Feb was, indeed, fab.

Do it again?

Watch this space.

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