Robert Jeffres shared a story they tell in India, that moved me to share it, as well as give more readily.<\/p>\n
A poor man sat begging, with a small bowl of rice in his lap.\u00a0 He hoped that people would see his condition and add rice to his bowl.<\/p>\n
A very wealthy man stopped and got out of\u00a0 his fancy carriage. The poor man expected generosity.\u00a0 Instead, the rich man asked for some rice. Reluctantly the poor man gave him one grain of rice.\u00a0 This was repeated several times, with the poor man becoming more and more distressed.<\/p>\n
The rich man left with no explanation.\u00a0 Then the poor man noticed that for every grain of rice he gave the rich man there was a rice-shaped grain of gold in his bowl.<\/p>\n
So what can a poor man give?\u00a0 He can give what he has.<\/p>\n
So what can I give?\u00a0 I can give what I have.<\/p>\n
So what can you give?\u00a0 You can give what you have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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