I try not to speak about all the charities and people I help, because I believe we can only be truly generous when we expect nothing in return.

Every act of love, gratitude, and kindness; every work of art or music inspired by the love of God and delight in the beauty of his creation; every minute spent teaching a severely handicapped child to read or to walk; every act of care and nurture, of comfort and support, for one's fellow human beings and for that matter one's fellow nonhuman creatures; and of course every prayer, all Spirit-led teaching, every deed that spreads the gospel

A selfish person will never learn the joy of giving and being a blessing to others.

Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.

that you will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have done only good to you, sending you on your way in peace. And now you are blessed by the LORD.”

He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.

If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.

For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.

And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain after someone in whose sight I may find favor.” “Go ahead, my daughter,” Naomi replied.

Rather, pull out for her some stalks from the bundles and leave them for her to gather. Do not rebuke her.”

They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hands.

Yet these men were very good to us. When we were in the field, we were not harassed, and nothing of ours went missing the whole time we lived among them.