A bit on giving Giving goes on everywhere in the world. The sun gives itself to us every day. That flaming orb burns itself out, that we may live. The rivers give themselves up to the sea.
Seeds gives themselves up to the season of harvest.
Leaves give themselves over to death, that the land might be robed, even for a brief moment, in a garment of glory. Giving is, indeed, the message of the natural order. Giving is in the nature of God. God gave the world its being. He gave, humankind, Eden for a home.