charity [Theme]

And looking, He saw the rich, putting gifts into the treasury; He also saw the poor widow putting in two mites, and he said, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in the most; for all those out of their abundance put in as a gift to God, but she out of her poverty put in all her livelihood that she had.

There is no point in living in luxury for yourself alone. Rather than spend your life wasting money on useless luxuries, better dedicate it to charity.

When you make dinner or supper, do not call your friends, nor your brothers, nor rich neighbors, so that they will not call you either, and you will not receive a reward. But when you make a feast, call the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be rewarded at the resurrection of the righteous.

Whoever has two clothes, give to the poor, and whoever has food, do the same.

There is nothing more in harmony with human nature than charity; but it must have its own laws. We must beware that our good deeds do not injure others and do harm to those whom we wish to benefit; that our generosity should not exceed our means, and that our gift should correspond to the merit of those who receive it: for this is the basis of justice, to which all our actions must obey.

We have made too much money to engage in vulgar charity, and yet not enough to make a full refund.

You can earn a livelihood for yourself and your family by any honest means. To live on alms is a great humiliation. You need to donate at least 2% of your income to community service. If you spend all the money you earn on yourself and your family, this gradually leads to coarsening.

Breathe in and breathe out - it's like taking God's wealth and giving it to charity.

Charity with the expectation of reciprocal payment is not charity, but a commercial project.

She knew that sooner or later people would begin to shun those who, in their opinion, gave more. what is accepted: Santa Clauses, missionaries, philanthropists with their donations, and they will think: what is the benefit to them?

We believe that the highest good lies not in taking and receiving, but in giving and giving, and we consider ourselves blessed not when we take and receive much from others, but when we bestow much on others and much on them. give.

Swift saves scaredly for the sole purpose of giving, giving, distributing. Almost all of his savings are absorbed by charity.

Emptiness always strives to be filled with something. The burnt-out wastelands are overgrown with grass. empty cabinets are filled with rubbish. Birds make nests in empty attics. Only one kind of emptiness cannot be filled - the place of a dear person who has departed. Whoever you meet later, whoever you love, whoever you spend time with, the emptiness in the space of life that remained after his departure will not be filled with anything and will not overgrow. Although you will try to compensate for the loss with something, so as not to go crazy. Work, communication, travel, charity - you will grab onto any business that will not leave time to smear tears down your face.

But be able to and you will be able to recoup your soul
To all who seek and ask for fate,
To all who die in the struggle, who are overwhelmed by need,
Who is tired of thunderstorms and bad weather.
Learn to love selflessly and holyly,
Crown the young impulses, -
And the warmth you will work and live
In this world, fights and profits.