Give yourself to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will help you. Psalm 37:5
“Magnanimity means greatness of spirit, a largeness of heart wherein many can find refuge. Magnanimity gives us the energy to break out of ourselves and be ready to undertake generous tasks that will be of benefit to all. Small-mindedness has no home in the magnanimous heart, nor has meanness, nor egoistic calculation, nor self-interested trickery. The magnanimous person devotes all his strength, unstintingly, to what is worthwhile. As a result, he is capable of giving himself. He is not content with merely giving. He gives his very self. He thus comes to understand that the greatest expression of magnanimity consists of giving oneself to God.”
Josemaría Escrivá (1902-1975) in Friends of God: Homilies by Josemaría Escrivá (Sinag-Tala Publishers, 1977) 80.
I want to invite you to undertake a generous task and to give yourself to God.
First, the consider this task. As God is opening doors in India, I want to invite your support to advance the work here with me. I made it safely here, but cost for travel, lodging, meals, and expenses to convene strategic meetings with influential workers from across India in Hyderabad will cost GTP at least $3,500 USD.
But the impact of these meetings is huge. Hundreds of churches and ministries served by India Mission Association will have standards for governance and administration to position them for flourishing. You can join in this work. Pause and make a gift here according to your ability.
Second, I want you to consider what it would look like to move from making gifts to giving yourself to God. Often I quote this verse to myself on days when I feel God stretching me in this area.
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:1-2
It reminds me that did not give me the judgment I deserved, so I get to give my life as a living sacrifice back to Him and in service to Him. This appears not as living like the world but living in pursuit of God’s will.
Think today about what that might look like for you to devote all your strength, unstintingly, to God, while joining me with a gift of any size to support the work in India. Again, thanks.