The thing I like best about this story is that she did her kind act in anonymity. Not so she could brag to others about how kind she is. An altruistic act.
Absolutely! Jesus always put it in perspective for me since I was young. The verse below talks about giving - but it applies to any good deed.
Matthew 6:2-4
New International Version (NIV)
2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.