Our theme this year comes from St. Paul’s second letter to the church at Corinth. In this section, he’s asking the Corinthians to collect money supporting their brothers and sisters in Jerusalem– whatever they’ve decided they can give, not reluctantly, or out of compulsion– for God loves a cheerful giver. A solid stewardship sermon, right? But it’s the next line that I’m drawn to:  “And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work.” Paul is linking the generosity of the community with the generosity of God: reminding them that they at once have enough and are blessed in abundance, and that abundance makes possible good works!​