"It may be," says Miranda, "That I may often give to those who do not deserve it, or who will make an ill use of my alms. But what then? Is not this the very method of divine goodness? Does not God make his sun to rise on the evil and the good? Do I not beg of God to deal with me according to his own great goodness rather than according to my merit? Shall I then, be so absurd as to withhold my charity from a poor brother because he may not deserve it? Shall I use a measure toward him which I pray God never to use toward me?"                 William Law from "A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life." A must read.