Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act. Proverbs 3:27
“If you give a man a fish he is hungry again in an hour. If you teach him to catch a fish you do him a good turn.”
Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie in Macmillan’s Magazine, Mrs. Dymond written in August 1885.
Did some research on the current theme of shifting our generosity from handouts that create dependencies to hand ups that build disciples. I like this expression that dates back to 1885. We can take a person from hungry to doing “him a good turn” by teaching him a skill.
How could your generosity teach people skills so they can contribute to the flourishing of others? Think about that. Most people who struggle have made a wrong turn. We all have! But when we help such folks, as Christ as helped us, we do them a good turn. For sure!