Your faith will grow only in the measure that you give it away.

The best way to cooperate with God's healing work in your soul is to go find other people who are hurting and be a blessing to them.

Ordain'd by thee, and this delicious place   For us too large, where thy abundance wants   Partakers, and uncropt falls to the ground.   But thou hast promis'd from us two a Race   To fill the Earth, who shall with us extoll   Thy goodness infinite, both

There is a wonderful, almost mystical, law of nature that says three of the things we want most—happiness, freedom, and peace of mind—are always attained when we give them to others.

James Russell Lowell wrote: It's not what we give but what we share, For the gift without the giver is bare. Who gives of himself of his alms feeds three, Himself, his hungering neighbor, and me.

three of the things we want most—happiness, freedom, and peace of mind—are always attained when we give them to others.

Calvin Coolidge observed, "No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave." It

Perhaps most of all, you need to give to yourself first for a while. Then you might try giving others a tiny bit more than you think you can, consciously noting and letting go of any ideas of getting anything in return.

I have often wondered whether a person is justified in neglecting his own family to fight for opportunities for others.

Let us impart all the blessings we possess, or ask for ourselves, to the whole family of mankind.

Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.