At Christmas time, we don't celebrate that Christ gave to the poor, but rather that He BECAME poor.  He became poor so that we could become rich.

As we wrapped up our series on IRRATIONAL GENEROSITY this week, we learned about a semi-modern saint who did the same.  He not only gave to the poor, but he became poor so that the poor might become rich.

And in doing so, he teaches us the lesson that with every poor or weak or needy person that we meet, we have the chance to be part of a divine transaction - one in which we SERVE Christ IN others and we BECOME Christ TO others.