Thursday, March 23, 2023
Today’s GIft from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare.
— C. S. Lewis
In this hectic life, demands are constantly made on us – demands on our time, our attention, our skills. There are demands on all our resources, both spiritual and material. How can we meet all the demands? When we try, aren’t we in danger of spreading ourselves too thin and not being able to satisfy anybody, including ourselves?
We learn, though, both from God and from experience, that the secret of happiness is in giving. It is the heart and soul of our spiritual life. We are always happiest when we are giving — of ourselves, our possessions, our money, our time, our attention, our tolerance, our patience, our appreciation, and our love.
It is hard to give too much. The more we give of ourselves, the more we give to ourselves.
I will give as much as I can, and a little bit more.
Hazelden Foundation
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