Abundance

From the Gospel according to John, Chapter 6:
'One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,
There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men
sat down, in number about five thousand.
And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down: and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
When they were filled, he said unto the disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.'

John Ball writes;
A miracle! The miracle of giving! The giving begins with Jesus, spreads outwards. The abundance grows as the giving increases.
God is the Living God. God is Love. Love is Charity. Charity is giving, selflessly, sacrificially.
Exchange and extortion are the way of death.
Exchange and extortion are the way of destitution, the way of those destitute of faith.
When the faithful give they are in Paradise.
Giving ever and always is the way of God, the way of Life, the way of Love, and it all begins with Jesus, the Lamb of God.