Ripples Wide and Far

The Good News Today Is...charity is still in vogue. The headline reads 7 Oxford Hills Employees Spared From Layoffs. When the school budget in small town Maine was stretched so thin that 7 employees were going to be laid off to make ends meet, the other school employees rallied and gave up some of their pay to ensure the seven could keep their jobs. That is the greatest thing I have heard of in a long while. The seven were valuable employees, from teachers to janitors, but they were going to be jobless. More than $70,000 was donated from the rest of the staff in an effort to help those seven keep their jobs. Of course it's not just about the seven, but the seven hundred (or more) they serve within the school system, and the thousands who read about this act of kindness. The ripple effect is incredible in this scenario. My prayer today is that this attitude and love is contagious - causing others to reach out and help those in need. I pray that the example set by these good people will have a wave like ripple effect, touching others, not only in monetary ways, but in ways beyond their imagination. Amen.