“But now finish the task as well, that just as there was eagerness to desire it, so there may also be a completion from what you have.  For if the eagerness is there, it is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.  It is not that there may be relief for others and hardship for you, but it is a question of equality  at the present time your surplus is [available] for their need, so that their abundance may also become [available] for your need, that there may be equality.  As it has been written:

The person who gathered much did not have too much,

and the person who gathered little did not have too little.” 2 Corinthians 8:11-15

Are you willing to do your fair share–and more–in order to see God’s work get done?  How will you use your time, talent, and treasure?

Taken from Contagious Community: Living Beyond Yourself, pg 69.

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