Thursday, August 2, 2001
Thursday, August 2, 2001
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together,
running over, will be put into your lap; for the measure you give will be the measure you get
back."
Menon had a splendid reputation for personal charity. His daughter explained the background of
this trait after he died. When Menon arrived in Delhi to seek a job in government, all his
possessions, including his money and I.D., were stolen at the railroad station. He would have to
return home on foot, defeated.
In desperation he turned to an elderly Sikh, explained his troubles, and asked for a temporary loan
of fifteen rupees to tide him over until he could get a job. The Sikh gave him the money. When
Menon asked for his address so that he could repay the man, the Sikh said that Menon owed the
debt not to him but to any stranger who came to him in need, as long as he lived. The help came
from a stranger and was to be repaid to a stranger. Menon never forgot that debt.
His daughter said that the day before Menon died, a beggar came to the family home in Bangalore
asking for help to buy new sandals, for his feet were covered with sores. Menon asked his
daughter to take fifteen rupees out of his wallet to give to the man. It was Menon's last conscious
act. Menon ministered to strangers because a stranger had ministered to him.
The more we give the more blessings we will receive.
(Luke 6:38
NRSV)
V.P. MENON was a significant political figure in India during its struggle for independence from
Britain after World War II.
Dear God, thank you for all you have given to me. May I use my blessings to be a blessing. Amen.
 Click here to Vote for this site! |
 Click here to Subscribe! |
|---|