Yesterday my fellow Catholic Worker Susan and I went to pick up a television from a couple who had just bought a new one and were donating their old one. We arrived at their home to discover they were also giving us a DVR and a VCR. We explained to the couple that we would be bringing the equipment to some people who were moving into a new place.
The wife asked what the new occupants had. Susan explained that they had nothing. The wife said she would also give us a lamp. She returned with two lamps. She also added in a mirror, with its own stand.
Hearing of others' need, she gave, and was still giving more. She was loving her neighbor as herself, just as Jesus instructed us to do.*
* Matthew 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27; Leviticus 19:18; Romans 13:9; Galatians 5:14
* Matthew 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27; Leviticus 19:18; Romans 13:9; Galatians 5:14
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