02/12/2021
As Christmas Beckons.....
Be Generous. Be Personal.
2021 in many ways has been a harder year on people than 2020 was.
In addition to the pandemic, people feel frustrated by further polarization, inflation and global supply chain issues.
Skimpflation is the new trend many businesses are embracing: Offer higher prices and poorer services and products ever as a response to everything we’ve been through.
Go to a hotel, and housekeeping isn’t offered but only on request. Restaurants have cut out menus and now use QR codes. Businesses have shrunk package sizes and quantities while raising prices. Short-staffed service businesses have increased wait times and cut back service and hours.
Some of this is a genuine response to the challenges around us, but some of it isn’t, and people are frustrated. While everyone blames COVID, we know menus don’t spread the disease, nor does having housekeeping service your room while you’re out.
This is a tremendous opportunity for christians to do what we should do best: Be generous and be personal.
People are longing to be treated with dignity, care and personal attention. Put your best people on guest services. Look people in the eye. Smile.
Treat people like they matter, to you and to God. Because they do.
In a world that is increasingly indifferent, a generous, personal approach suddenly makes a huge difference.
God bless you.