In Luke 6, Jesus turns the world’s values upside down, blessing the poor, the hungry, and the persecuted rather than the powerful or successful. His teaching challenges both first-century Palestine and modern Northern Virginia by revealing that our true reward lies not in what we accumulate, but in what God promises beyond this life. We live in a culture driven by fear and scarcity, by the urge to gather and guard resources, but Jesus calls us to a different way: one of radical trust, generosity, and love. The opposite of love is not hate, but fear. Generosity, therefore, becomes a holy act of resistance that breaks fear’s hold and mirrors God’s abundance. On this All Saints’ Sunday, we remember those who showed us what such generosity looks like and ask for the courage to follow their example, trusting in God’s endless grace and building the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven.