Our attitude toward giving to others, should be one of not expecting anything in return, but to give just because we want to make the lives of people just a little bit brighter. Our giving should be free of pride and selfless in nature (1 John 3:16-18; cf. Deuteronomy 15:7-11).
This principle of selfless giving is well-reflected in the following above titled poem:
“I did a favor yesterday,
A kindly little deed,
And then I called to all the world
To stop and look and heed.
They stopped and looked and flattered me
In words I could not trust,
And when the world had gone away
My good deed turned to dust.
A very tiny courtesy
I found to do today;
'Twas quickly done with none to see,
And then I ran away.
But someone must have witnessed it,
For — truly I declare —
As I sped back the stony path,
Roses were blooming there!” (source). —Wihla Hutson
—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets
This principle of selfless giving is well-reflected in the following above titled poem:
“I did a favor yesterday,
A kindly little deed,
And then I called to all the world
To stop and look and heed.
They stopped and looked and flattered me
In words I could not trust,
And when the world had gone away
My good deed turned to dust.
A very tiny courtesy
I found to do today;
'Twas quickly done with none to see,
And then I ran away.
But someone must have witnessed it,
For — truly I declare —
As I sped back the stony path,
Roses were blooming there!” (source). —Wihla Hutson
—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets
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