Sermon Scripture: Psalm 100 (NRSV)

You may know the feeling – someone did something for you or gave you a gift, but instead of being grateful, you feel indebted, obligated to return the favor, duty-bound to reciprocity. In this kind of commodity exchange, resentment is fostered instead of gratitude.

“There would be no benefactors if they were not first the recipients of grace. In other words, gifts come before givers. We do not really give gifts. We recognize gifts, we receive them, and we pass them on.”

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