November 10, 2013: Little Raccoon Learns to Share – Michael Hidalgo

The way Luke describes this is a subtle reference to Deuteronomy 15. He writes, “there were no needy persons among them …” This was the vision that God had for his people when he told them, “there need be no poor people among you …” This came from an ethic of people giving as their was need. For those who could not feed themselves, food was provided.

This is the picture of the first church. It changed the way they lived, thought, and spent their hard earned cash. In fact, of all the ways Luke could describe their life, he chose to point to the aspect of giving, sharing and generosity. Which raises the question: how should we care for each other financially today?