ORRIN MORRIS: Accept the gift of new life through grace

Gifts are hard to accept when we have done nothing to deserve them. I think it is as hard to accept cash as it is to accept an object when we have done nothing worthy of such generosity. On the other hand, many of us find it easier to accept a verbal compliment than a material gift. Perhaps we are thinking “words are cheap and don’t cost the giver anything.”

Whenever I am given something without any connection to a service rendered, I’m wondering where is the “hook?” What will this cost me later? My mail and email are full of those “free” offers.

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