Getting what you want is not nearly as important as giving what you have.

Sacrifice is a passion that unleashes everything away from us so that it can be drawn into everyone around us.

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow

True sacrifice lies in giving away something you need to someone who needs it more. Otherwise it's not sacrifice at all.

[? An early Christmas wish from Marisa Tompkins of Tega Cay, S.C.:] Why don't we sacrifice our own gift-giving during the holidays and adopt a hurricane victim family? ... Wouldn't our blessings do more good if invested in the future of the people of Louisiana. ... Where do we start?

...the true value of an offering isn't measured by how much we give. It's measured by how much we keep...

By definition, a sacrifice must involve sacrifice...