At church this morning, our priest spoke about Jesus's words to the Scribes and Pharisees on 'rule-keeping' and hypocrisy and how we can have a tendency to give the bare minimum.
Cain's and Abel's gifts to God came into my mind; Cain with ''some of his produce'' and Abel with the best lamb of his flock.
Why God asks for our best must be of importance here. God does not need our best gifts but knows that our giving of them is best for us.
When we give 'second best', it is we ourselves who are short-changed. We circumcise our hearts and close our minds.
To give of our best to God, to others, to life, is to open our minds and hearts to generosity of spirit which, in return, is reflected and radiated backwards to us and is truly life-enhancing.
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