“We give because we have been given.”
Not because we want something in return, but because we have been given the grace of giving (2 Cor 8:7). This also reminds me of 1 John 4:19.
True joy lies not in reciprocity; it lies in knowing you can give freely in abundance. Your material wealth doesn’t matter, your status at work doesn’t matter, your age doesn’t matter… Everyone has something to give, to offer, to contribute.
(Those 7 words have struck me with some hard-hitting realisation I’m actually contemplating writing them nicely i.e. calligraphy, and framing up the finished product.)
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