Pause + Pray

The True Spirit of Generosity

person giving another person apples as a gift.

Reflect

We often think of generosity in terms of financial giving or material possessions. But living in a true spirit of generosity calls us to be generous with our thoughts, assumptions, interpretations, and acts of service.


Pray

Holy One, it is tempting to only practice generosity
in ways that come most naturally to me.
Prod me gently, O Lord,
to become more generous
where I might otherwise close myself off,
remain unwilling to change,
or tune out the needs of others.
In your own divine generosity, Lord,
expand me to become more than I am today.
Amen.


Act

Pause and think of an area of generosity in which you can grow. Make a plan for how to put that growth into practice starting today.


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