John Winthrop: Charity and Community

I already discussed John Smith and John Winthrop in comparison, but now I'm going to discuss just John Winthrop in a more detailed discussion.
I'm going to discuss Winthrop's idea of Christian charity, and also his idea of a community.
It is human nature to think about oneself more than others. We need the love of Christ to show any act of kindness towards others...it has nothing to do with us. I think about myself a lot, and I'm not proud of it. I think about how I'm feeling more than others, and about how I want to spend "my" time and money. When I pick up my paycheck I instantly think that it's mine and I've earned it. In his writings A Model of Christian Charity Winthrop discusses the matter that we, on earth, are made uniquely different for a purpose--for His purpose. Not only that, but we owe it to God to give Him back what's already His. That doesn't mean just money, but also our thoughts and actions. Our love. I'm not preaching, because this is something I struggle with daily. Winthrop brings up Proverbs 3:9, "Honor the Lord with your wealth, and the first fruits of your crops". Winthrop adds, "...he claims their service as His due...". It's an honor for us to be able to give to the King Almighty, and I want that kind of perspective.
I also admire Winthrop's idea of a community, and how he talks positive about the differences among man. Winthrop discusses that differences in God's creatures are there for a reason, and it's keeping the world preserved and well as a whole. In His writings A Model of Christian Charity he wrote, "...it appears plainly that no man is made more honorable than another or more wealthy, etc...". Not only is it for that benefit, but it gives God glory. His vast imagination could create somethings out of nothing in only seven days.  He also wrote "...that as it is the glory of princes to have many officers, so this great King will have many stewards...". Not that I think God can be compared to earthly princes but I do see Winthrop's point.
Winthrop hopes for a more knitted togethor community. He wrote, "Thirdly, that every man might have need of other, and from hence they might be all knit more nearly together in the bonds of brotherly affection". His argument may suggest that if we rely more on one another than there may be a tighter community. There won't be a perfect community till we get to Heaven, but I think it would be healthy for us, Americans, to stop trying to be so independant and afraid to ask others for help. Not everyone is like that, but I think it would help our country as a whole if we would share our struggles and fears among one another, and grow in love.