Open Hands

Open Hands

Old Testament Passage


17He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
And He will pay back what he has given.

Proverbs 19:7

Question

(a) How come God repays us when we lend to the poor even though the only reason, we have anything in the first place is because of God Himself?

(b) In what way does God repay us for giving?

Quote

“The bread in our cupboard belongs to the hungry man; The coat hanging unused belongs to the one who needs it; The shoes rotting in our closet belongs to the one who walks barefoot; And the money we hoard belongs to the poor.”

St Ambrose