Heavenly Father, loosen my grip on the things of this world. Lead me in the dance of spontaneous, cheerful giving, and let that generosity remind me always of your grace toward me, which I in no way deserve. In your Son's name I pray, amen.

Happiness is found by giving it away.

Having pressed the grapes of service, we drink life's sweetest wine —the wine of giving. We are at our best when we are giving. In fact, we are most like God when we are giving.

We are at our best when we are giving. In fact, we are most like God when we are giving.

As soon as you can, pay your debts. As long as you can, give the benefit of the doubt. As much as you can, give thanks. He's already given us more than we deserve.

Happiness happens when you give." Doing good does good for the doer.

When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.

If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.

Love life. Engage in it. Give it all you've got. Love it with a passion because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it.

As soon as healing takes place, go out and heal somebody else.

The charitable say in effect, 'I seem to have more than I need and you seem to have less than you need. I would like to share my excess with you.' Fine, if my excess is tangible, money or goods, and fine if not, for I learned that to be charitable with gestures and words can bring enormous joy and repair injured feelings.

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.