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If You Give What You Do Not Need

Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa said, “If you give what you do not need, it isn’t giving.” The line is short and searching. Much of what passes for generosity never touches our actual security or comfort. Biblical giving has always involved the possibility of feeling the loss.

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Challenges safe, surplus-only giving. Real giving costs something.

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