Are others used to our generosity?
Historically the church has the laid the foundation in caring for others. From starting hospitals and caring for the sick to taking in and providing for the widows and orphans in need, the church was the place to turn when help was needed. This help and service provided a tremendous opportunity for both practical and spiritual care. These days, at least in American culture, we seem to have become more obsessed with our own affluence on a personal and organizational level than caring for the needs of others. A daunting question is: What would others not be surprised by when learning more about us? This story highlights how one person is standing in the gap for another in the midst of a foreclosure. What is missing from this story was the motivation of the person helping, but when explaining her husband’s response to having made such a radical decision her explanation was simply that “he is used to it.”
Will someone at the end of our days say they were not surprised by an act of radical generosity on our part, and in fact “were just used to it?”