Some of us try desperately to hold on to ourselves, to live for ourselves. We look so bedraggled and pathetic doing it, hanging on to the dead branch of a bank account for dear life, afraid to risk ourselves on the untried wings of giving. We don't think we can live generously because we have never tried. But the sooner we start the better, for we are going to have to give up our lives finally, and the longer we wait the less time we have for the soaring and swooping life of grace.

Listen carefully to what I am saying—and be wary of the shrewd advice that tells you how to get ahead in the world on your own. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity. Stinginess impoverishes." NEVER WITHOUT A STORY

Mercy to the needy is a loan to God, and God pays back those loans in full.

He who plants kindness gathers love.

You often say, "I would give, but only to the deserving." The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture. They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish.

He who sows courtesy reaps friendship.

Trees generously share their fruit.Bees generously share their honey.Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.

If we just give God the little that we have, we can trust Him to make it go around.

Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth.

Give! Give the love you have received to those around you. You must love with your time, your hands, and your hearts. You need to share all that you have.

So dearly does His Majesty love us that He will reward our love for our neighbor by increasing the love which we bear to Himself, and that in a thousand ways.

If only one little unhappy child is made happy with the love of Jesus,...will it not be worth...giving all for that?