Quotes about Generosity
If a man is devout, we accuse him of hypocrisy; if he is not, of impiety; if he is humble, we look on his humility as a weakness; if he is generous, we call his courage pride.
— Louis Bourdaloue
We respond to healing grace by giving it away.
— Philip Yancey
As a counterbalance to the list of seven deadly sins, the church in the Middle Ages came up with a list of seven works of mercy: to feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, house the homeless, visit the sick, ransom the captive, bury the dead.
— Philip Yancey
The world starves for grace.
— Philip Yancey
Or we can picture God as a caring parent with traits with love, generosity, and sensitivity- an infinite Being who personally interacts with and responds to creation. Accordingly, God considers prayers much as a wise parent might consider requests from a child.
— Philip Yancey
If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?
— Philip Yancey
For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your forefathers, which he confirmed to them by oath.
— Philip Yancey
What seems like sacrifice becomes instead a kind of nourishment because dispensing grace enriches the giver as well as the receiver.
— Philip Yancey
God's gifts are best used when we give them away in serving those who have less.
— Philip Yancey
Grace is not about finishing last or first; it is about not counting.
— Philip Yancey
Our need to give is every bit as desperate as the poor's need to receive.
— Philip Yancey
blessing. • When you consider your level of willingness to give of yourself, does it reveal more contentment or discontentment residing
— Priscilla Shirer