Let the Blessing Rain Down

Over the course of the year I lived in Jamaica, two separate times faith-based medical mission teams came to our part of the island. Both times, the groups were small, and yet they made a huge impact in the community. People lined up for almost a mile to see a doctor, or dentist, or to get glasses.

Sometimes we wonder if our giving makes a difference. But there, with that mission, you could see the impact firsthand—and it was powerful.

In fact, one Monday morning, after the first medical team left, I noticed a seventh-grade student smiling ear to ear. He had on this huge pair of red glasses that were way too big for his small face. But his world was changed, because all of a sudden he could see!

This made me reflect on all the other folks in that town whose lives were now better off. Some had teeth that didn’t ache, others could see better, still others felt better. Their lives had been touched and changed.

On the other side of this, I had the opportunity to have lunch with that first medical team near the end of their stay. I heard again and again from this group of dentists, doctors, and nurses, “Oh, I received way more from this experience than I ever gave!”

Most of us find this to be true. When we use our gifts, large or small, for the good of others, blessings don’t simply rain down—they pour.

Let us pray: It is amazing how you work, O God. When we share your love it becomes more and more a part of us. Help us continue to find ways to use our gifts to bless others. And then, Lord, meet us in our giving so that we would be drawn closer to you. We ask in Jesus’s name. Amen.