“The generous man is always blithe in spirit and untroubled in heart, and he flows forth with desire in his works of virtue to all men in common. Whosoever is generous, and loves not earthly goods how poor soever he be, he is like God: for all that he has in himself, and all that he feels, flow forth and are given away.”
John Ruusbroec (1293-1381) in The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage (CCEL) excerpt from Chapter XIX – Of Generosity.
How blessed we are than we get to enjoy God’s good gifts and joyfully share them with others (that’s what it means to be blithe in spirit and untroubled in heart)! When we live this way, our generosity is like God.
What hinders such generosity? Avarice, that is, loving things. So in this season of giving, let us be watchful that we don’t fall into the trap of loving earthly goods (cf. 1 John 2:15-17). Instead, let us resolve to love God and others generously.