Don't Skip Alms

Don't skip alms. You must practice it daily, without your heart becoming impatient. You give nothing that is truly yours.

You give what belongs to God, to the grieving children of God. You are nothing but a steward, a manager of the divine property.

Consider yourself a humble servant of the "least" of the Lord's brothers. And thus perform your duty with a tender heart, humbly, untouchably.

You are called to serve Christ, the Judge and Rewarder. Think what a great honor, what a high office you have been given with this ministry.

So be a "cheerful giver". Money may come to you easily, without much effort.

So share it easily too, without giving too much importance to it. Your efforts may be well-paid, satisfying.

So be generous to others. Many of them are not paid according to their

Don't give to others according to their worth, but according to their needs.

My Life in Christ

St. John of Kronstadt