“Love is the greatest thing that God can give us, for He Himself is love; and it is the greatest thing we can give to God, for it will also give ourselves, and carry with it all that is ours.”
Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667) English cleric as recounted in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert (New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 1895) 392.
Generosity starts with receiving God’s love and giving Him our love, which includes all we are and all we have. “We love because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:19
This idea is at the core of our “Exploring Generosity” event in Ankeny, Iowa, tonight. Pray it goes well.