I was sitting next to my sister-in-law during church on Sunday when she made a remark that struck a cord. She said that before Christmas last year, she adopted a needy family and bought Christmas gifts for all of the members.
I was sitting next to my sister-in-law during church on Sunday when she made a remark that struck a cord. She said that before Christmas last year, she adopted a needy family and bought Christmas gifts for all of the members. I wasn’t taken back by that because I have known many friends who have done the same. But she took her commitment one step further. She called the mother of the family she adopted and asked that she come and pick out the gifts for her own children. That way, my sister-in-law said, they could become friends.
Friends. She wanted to become friends with the young mother. Buying things for strangers out of goodwill is a great gesture but how often do we offer money, presents or food, but never ourselves? That’s a horse of a different color.