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Scarcity does not decide how much you can give

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Having little does not force you to close your hands.

Don Bosco saw eight Hosts and hundreds of young people waiting for Communion. The account speaks of a multiplication, but it also reflects a constant of his life: not allowing scarcity to have the final word in the face of a need. When resources are few, you can become paralysed because you will not reach everyone. That limitation is real and calls for organization, but it does not make useless what you can indeed offer. Eight is still more than zero. Generosity begins by putting what is available at the service of the good, without promising the impossible. Afterwards comes asking for help, distributing fairly, and trusting that others can also join in.

Key idea

A lack of resources calls for creativity and collaboration, not closing off beforehand the possibility of helping.

Your challenge for this idea

Offer an hour, a contact, or a small resource today to a need that seemed far too large for you.

BASED ON

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and Saint John Bosco →