I received $10 in the envelope I received in church. I knew that I would use my financial resources to multiply it by the Biblical 10 fold, but was not sure where I would use the $100. I support a number of organizations with my second mile giving, but thought I would wait and see if I received a special "word" about what I should do with this money.
About 10 days ago I was talking with one of my nurse managers, also a choir member in her United Methodist church, and she told me about a conversation she had that morning with a young woman who is caring for two disabled parents. The daughter also has health issues, and money was tight. The young woman reported she had run out of money during a recent hospital stay with her mother and had been reduced to eating the parts of the meal her mother did not eat. She was not complaining and was unaware that the hospital has a program that would provide her with her own tray at no cost. She went on to tell the nurse about their financial plight, as it seems the mother's disability check is the only current source of income.
I told the nurse manager about the Church program, and told her it seemed clear this was the place I was supposed to use this "found" money. There was a convenient way to "launder" the money so the young woman would not know where it came from, so I gave the cash to the nurse to pass along. I have no idea what the family will use the money for, but I hope it will ease their stress for a little while. More importantly, the nurse responded as if she too felt this was a divine message, and will likely discuss the program with her church, helping the idea spread.
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