Random acts of kindness really do have a ripple effect.
Take St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown, for example. On Thursday morning, a line of cars snaked in front of the church, inching its way to a distant gas station for precious fill-ups in the stressful aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Rector Janet Broderick and Assistant Rector Melissa Hall rolled a cart with tea and coffee to the bedraggled motorists on South Street. Melissa even car-sat for some of them while they dashed into the church for bathroom breaks.
“One gave me her car and her kid,” Melissa recalled with a laugh.
During the curbside service, another light bulb went off.
“We realized these people will need dinner,” said Janet.