Doamne! Teach me to give alms willingly, with affection, with joy, and to believe that by giving it, I do not lose, but gain infinitely more than what I give. Lord, may all my alms be for benefit and not for harm! Lord, accept alms from Your poor people!
* Dreptul Ioan de Kronstadt. Viața mea în Hristos. Volume 2, 1220.
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