Now, With Feeling

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. ⏤ 2 Cor. 9:7

In High School band, we would sight-read a new piece, and it would sound mechanical. Eventually, our band director would say, "Now, with feeling!" Sometimes, we would write that on our music score as a reminder.

Giving the gift of myself (what love is) can be mechanical, too. What might it take to be the kind of person who gives cheerfully, with feeling?