Generosity
I have known such generosity lately that my heart is humbled. I give credit for three incidents in the last three weeks to people I hadn’t known long. First, my boss gave me $.65 more an hour than we originally agreed upon for the tutoring job I just finished. The lady at the guest house where my student was staying gave me three types of flowers to take home and plant in exchange for the irises I gave her for her beautiful garden. I only had irises, because everything else is still in their infancy. Then, the goldfish vendor we visited in Columbus sold me a spectacular fish at an excellent price and gave us some vegetables from his big garden, as well.
Before that, people at church had brought food during my convalescence from surgery and lots of people prayed for me. Even now, people are praying for both San and me.
And the Lord gave me a fine student for two weeks who showed me how to be happy and good humored. The others He brought across my path were wonderful examples of goodness and generosity. I could feel my heart melt from its coldness and the retreat to which it had hidden. I learned love and generosity from these genuinely open handed people; I am learning to treasure the lives of other human beings. This may be how it is better to give than to receive. These people gave out of the abundance of their hearts and my heart was made better. As my heart is healed, I am able to give as was given to me and goodness is perpetuated. Isn’t this what God was teaching when He gave what we needed open handedly? Certainly, no one can dispute that people crave love and generosity. Sometimes, when it has been denied long enough, we lose our sensibility to it. May we all be restored and be restorers.