 How People of Faith Give  |
“People of faith give in gratitude to God by sharing what God has entrusted to their care. Such altruistic giving brings its own rewards, to be sure, but that does not mean it needs to be easy or painless. Giving is, by definition, costly.
“Faith-based givers are not apologetic about this. Their sense of generosity is rooted in the belief that human beings are created in God’s image, and God, whom they see as the supreme donor, is thus to be emulated. Therefore, to give of oneself generously, and joyously is, for the believer, theosis - a matter of living united with God. Generosity is ‘godly.’ We give not just because someone else needs what we have, but because we need to be generous in order to be fully human.”