Cierra Snyder

“And entering a little more deeply into the meaning of poverty, he saw that it can be more blessed to receive than give. Until now he had only given, he had poured himself out in love and service, and perhaps his giving had not always been quite free from the taint of pride; for the power to help others, even though it may seem wholly good, is still power; but he had not set himself humbly”
― Elizabeth Goudge, My God and My All: The Life of Saint Francis of Assisi