The generosity of a believer is a response to Jesus Christ and never merely a “human” virtue. The gospel is about the generosity of God: God owed us nothing, and yet out of sheer enthusiasm for us and desire of our well-being, God sent Jesus Christ…

Through the influence of this welcoming word, our minds are renewed, and we come to see all things in a new light;…and our possessions are good, in part, because they are things with which we can serve God and bless our neighbor.