It is just who we are and who we are trying to become. On this, the Christian churches have recently made major strides, good and bad. Many of the old racial barriers are gone, though some remain. Non-governmental and community organizations abound, addressing every imaginable human need. Food pantries are everywhere, development groups are in nearly every nation, and many more churches and church members of all stripes are involved.
Church members are the backbone of non-church charities, as donors and volunteers, more than ever.
On the negative side, we are doing a poor job of training new members into the sharing mode. They might share greatly for a while, when their excitement is strong. But this sharing thing is not worked into the way we live each day. So, as they get back into a new daily routine, sharing is not much of a part of it. Worse, we're not training our children in the art of sharing.