Bible Quotes About Gift Giving Novels & Stories

without hesitation. "Ako ba walang pasalubong?" Harry asked as he suddenly appeared somewhere. Ate Hannah handed Lennox a paper bag, which he hugged tightly. "Did you see that? He's so mean!" he blurted makes us laugh once more. "It was only given to me by tita," my son reasoned. His brows met, and his thin lips moved, pouted. "Son, don't be stingy. Did I teach you that?" I gently reprimanded. He brings his gaze down.

He looked at me wordlessly before letting out a quiet chuckle. "Why do you keep loving and trusting people just because they showed you kindness?" "It's not called loyalty." "It's stupidity." Tiningnan ko siya nang diretso. Hindi ko na hahayaang may humusga pa sa akin. Alam ko ang ipinaglalaban ko. Hindi ko kasalanan kung bakit ako ganito. "I'm just... grateful." "Grateful?" "Isn't that just foolishness?" "You gave the money to their business instead of using it to save your mom."

“Ang daya naman! Ang mura lang ng bigay, iyong ibibigay ko ang mahal kaya!” “Gifts are not about the price you know, it’s about the thoughts that count and kung sino nagbigay. Dapat nga matuwa ka, sa akin pa galing. Sa ibang gwapong nilalang. Pero teka—Wow! May regalo ako? Hindi nga?” Umasim tuloy ang mukha ni Elyana sa pinagsasasabi nito. Nangingilo ang pagbubuhat nito ng sariling bangko.

"Madami boss. What I mean is—" Devi interrupts Alice from talking. "In the Bible, Jesus said: “Whatever you do for the least of these you do for me.” We do Christ’s work when we act with and for people affected by hunger and poverty. God teaches us, through the prophets, that we are not to withhold nourishment from anyone (Nehemiah. 5:1-13). So, kapag may taong gutom, pakainin. Kapag nauuhaw, painumin. So, ano ang gagawin mo kung maka-encounter ka ng ganyan? Hindi mo ba pakakainin kahit may pagkain ka naman na sobra? Hindi mo paiinumin kung may tubig ka naman na sobra sobra?"

mabagal na sabi nito, “she is my wife, not a bargaining chip.” Bawat salita ay mabigat. Bawat salita ay tila hatol. “Second, the most precious thing a person can offer is not money, nor shares, nor power.” Bahagyang humigpit ang kanyang hawak sa baywang ni Beatrice. “A true heart is worth more than anything in this world.” Nanigas si Benedict. At ang huling mga salita ni Ezekiel ang tuluyang dumurog sa natitirang pag-asa niya.

Ang Mommy ni Liam para palakasin ang kanyang loob. “Hija there’s nothing to worry about. Having a child is a precious gift from God. Maraming babae ang gustong magkaanak pero hindi sila binibiyayaan. And you, you are young, beautiful and kind. At kung ano man ang nangyari sayo ituring mong biyaya ito at naniniwala akong may magandang kalalabasan ang pagsubok mo. The Bible says EVERYTHING WORKS TOGETHER FOR GOOD.”

sabi niya bago bahagyang ngumiti. Napalunok naman ako bago ako napatingin sa bagay na nasa kamay ko. It's my gift of bestowal. Matagal na itong nawawala, and I don't know how on earth Everett Gunner had this. "I-It's my gift of bestowal. Isa itong patunay na you are a Cohen. Sa family namin, it's already a practice na once ipanganak ka sa mundong 'to, your parents should give you a gift as a sign of bestowal. Sa family namin, it's a ring..." sabi ko trying to choke back the tears on my eyes.

May kaonting hiya sa kaniyang puso pero natatabunan iyon ng matinding saya. “I'm happy that you're my mother-in-law... Mom.” Ngumiti ang ginang sa kaniya, namumula na ang ilong nito. “I actually have something for you.” Bahagyang lumayo si Gretchen para kunin ang isang maliit na kahon mula sa dalang bag. “This is my personal gift, hija. After you saved my life, I think that material things will never be enough to pay your kindness, but I really want to give this to you.”

(Zhia POV) “God showed how much he loved us by sending his only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love. It is not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.” Thank you Papa God. Sa taong binigay mo para sa akin na hangang kamatayan makakasama ko. Thank you po. Being his wife is the greatest privilege and blessing you gave to me. Thank you.

Napahawak sa leeg si Sayruz at isa niyang kamay sa bewang nito. “I am exactly happy Angie. Those gifts are even more precious which the giver has made precious. I have no right to critics the giver. Sa pagbigay pa lang nila ng regalo, appreciated ko na Angie. A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer. Nagulat nga ako na may mga regalo silang nakahanda para sa atin.” Na ikinangiti niya. “Bubuksan na ba natin or do you want unstoppable debate whether I will be going to appreciate this things or not?”