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We give thee but thine own, whate'er the gift may be;
all that we have is thine alone, a trust, O Lord, from thee.
What do we do with what God has given to us?
Do we keep everything for ourselves and not share anything? Do we share everything and keep very little for ourselves? Do we give ten percent to the Lord, and keep ninety percent for ourselves? Each person and family knows what works best and effectively for them.
During the month of July, there was a promotion at Hornbacher's, and perhaps other grocery stores as well, to contribute to hunger in our community. You could give one dollar or three dollars or five dollars. I do believe that, during the course of the month, I gave each of those amounts at least once. That was actually an easy way to give an offering, of sorts.
If you're like me, you receive countless envelopes in the mail asking for money! I can't and don't begin to contribute to all of these organizations and causes, but I do give to some causes. I happen to be a person who gives "some" money to quite a few causes rather than a lot of money to a few causes. Other people are probably just the opposite of me.
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