A kind word goes a long way to help somebody out [ Proverbs 16:24 ], but, sometimes, it's about as useful as a stiff wind on a cold day, especially to those in need, or in dire straits [ James 2:16-17 ]. The difference is action (or lack thereof), and, that is borne of time and money. You can spend your time and money any way you please; but, the God-fearing, seeing an opportunity in the expenditure of those two commodities, choose to serve and please God with them wherever the opportunity presents itself. Letter from Jose Jorge Andrade, which follows mine in Abandoned by family for a life behind bars Hence, today's spending of the $50 I technically can't afford to spend (but had available) with GTL , the phone carrier that relays calls between inmates in the state of California and the outside world. It's not a collect call in the traditional sense; you have to establish an account, and then deposit funds prior to receiving any calls. You cannot initiate calls...
My inevitable demise, daily.