If I give all my possessions to feed the poor…but have not love, it profits me nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:3
“Our gifts have to spring from a compassionate heart, one that is filled with love for God and other people. Over and above the material value of our gifts we need to keep in mind the importance of our interior disposition. The spirit of true charity is intimately interconnected with a joyful heart.”
Francisco Fernández Carvajal, from volume five of In Conversations with God, 425.