“The key to giving is receiving, for in receiving, we learn how to give. Many people receive generously and graciously, not because of who they are but of Whose they are. They have received the graciousness and generosity of God’s love. Amidst the scaredness and scarredness of life, they have discovered the sacredness and generosity of receiving–and thus giving.”
Kennon L. Callahan in Giving and Stewardship in an Effective Church: A Guide for Every Member (New York: Jossey-Bass, 1997) 114.