Spirituality of Giving Money

Natural disasters can sometimes make enemies into friends temporarily. As was seen in the case of Pakistan earthquakes. Sworn enemies relaxed their stand on, "shoot on sight" so that those villagers who are in need may be helped in whatever way possible. The loss has been colossal. In the Indo-Pak region there are around 4.5 million people all of whom have lost at least someone they know. The death toll is projected to reach 40,000 people.

What is our relationship with money? Why should we give to others? Our money is what God has blessed us with so that we can meet our needs, and with the excess, imitate Christ in providing for the needs of our fellowbeings. In giving, the word of Christ becomes flesh, and we become the hands of God to the ones who are in need. Sharing and caring is one way of uniting the world community. It leads people to understand that we love them, we have faith in God and humanity, and we hope for all their needs to be met.

We give whatever we can, according to the need and with what we have. We give because the Holy Spirit leads us to reach out to those who are in need. Jesus asked us to love and care for one another. We give cheerfully without grumbling, for in so doing we imitate the One who gave His life for all of us, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

We give because it is Christ who provides for all our needs. In so doing we clearly show that it is not by our own effort we share, but out of gratitude because the Lord has supplied for all our needs. Our gift makes the receiver know and understand that God cares.

When we show we care we will multiply the joy of having not just all our needs met but that the receiver will also rejoice with us when their needs are met. Our gift of hope, we know, will one day make the receiver become a giver as well.

2 Corinthians 9:6-8
But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.