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“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap; for the measure you give will be the measure you get back.” —Luke 6:38
How important is it for us to give? So important, that Thomas Merton said, “Love can only live by giving.”6 In truth, one way that Christ’s love is kept alive in our world today is through our daily acts of giving. Whether we are making tiny hidden sacrifices or larger public ones, we are advancing the kingdom of God and the cause of love.
The culture of materialism and abundance in which we live constantly challenges us to maintain our focus. Over time, what we possess can begin to possess us. The more things we acquire, the more we seem to want or think we need. We are constantly bombarded by images of the newest, biggest, best item that the retail world has to offer. Love can get lost as we begin to define ourselves by the material things that…
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