“Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. Money will come if we seek first the Kingdom of God — the rest will be given.”
Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997) in A Gift for God (New York: Harper Collins, 1996) 33-34. I’m thankful my friends at Generous Church brought this quote to my attention in their 7 January 2015 blog post, and I located the source in this classic book.
What does it mean to raise funds of love, kindness, understanding, and peace? It’s making the Kingdom of God a higher priority than anything else, including what we will eat, what we will drink, and what we will wear (cf. Matthew 6:25-34)!