The point is, let’s examine the outcome of care. When I talk about the progression of one-way giving, first you elicit appreciation. You do it twice, you elicit anticipation. What’s more, you do it three times and it becomes expectation that he’s going to do it again. Four times and it’s an entitlement. By the fifth time it’s dependency. They’ve done it every year and we count on it. If anybody has been doing this kind of work, they begin to see that pattern.
A timely conversation about the real costs of certain types of benevolence. As the Church, we are called to use our plenty to meet the needs of others. Doing so, without the unintended consequences mentioned about, does require a certain amount of wisdom.
Anyway, read the whole thing and feel free to add your 2 cents.
Brandon Markette 