Be generous when you worship the Lord, and do not stint the first fruits of your hands.
Sirach 35:10 NRSV
Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the good news, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this age houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions and in the age to come eternal life.
Mark 10:29-30 NRSV
There is more joy in giving than in receiving and you must have surely felt this joy at some point when you gave. But when we give to God we tend to set a bargain up, forgetting that all we have is a blessing from God. We are called to give like the widow gave, without the left hand knowing what the right is giving, for spiritual and material blessings both come from above, and they come according to God's Will, Purpose and Timing.
I pray that God our Father is pleased with every offering you make to Him as you emulate His Son Jesus who gave himself up as pleasing and perfect sacrifice. And may His Holy Spirit guide you to doing what is pleasing and acceptable to God. Amen
God Bless you and your loved ones :)
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