A hard lesson on giving today from C. S. Lewis:
I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare. In other words … if our charities do not pinch or hamper us, I should say they are too small. There ought to be things we should like to do and cannot do because our charities expenditure excludes them.”
Ugh! Granted, this seems harsh, but heck, compare it to the parable of the rich young man (Luke 19:16:24) who, proclaiming he has kept all the commandments, asks Jesus “What do I still lack?” Jesus of course tells him that if it perfection he is seeking, “sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come follow me.”
Well, that perfection thing is WAY overrated. What was the C. S. Lewis option again?
It occurs to me... 