...from the cross and resurrection of Christ. Paul reiterates in the practice of his own ministry that "of our Lord Jesus Christ, [who] though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich" (8:9; cf. 6:10). Paul exhibits...

...but help us truly to serve you so that your will may be done. We pray in the spirit of the One who was rich, yet for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich. Amen. C. Eric Mount Jr. O God, we confess our guilty sounds and our guilty silences. We have used noise...

...not come in the form of riches, or wealth, or worldly power. St. Paul puts it another way: "You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, who though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich" (2 Corinthians 8:9). So it...

...nothing, yet possess all things"? Is he not the type of their Lord Himself, the Giver of all good, "who, though He was rich, yet for our sakes became poor, that we through His poverty might be rich"? Who was it who had not a place to lay His head? Who was He who had no near relative but His Mother?...

...among the natives, to wear Chinese dress and live in Chinese houses, rejoicing in the footsteps of Him who "though he was rich, yet for our sakes became poor, that we, through his poverty, might be made rich." We do not ask people to come out to live in costly foreign style . . . barely...

...if the Lord is asking too much of them. They forget that whatever they have came from the Lord who for our sakes became poor, that we: "... through his poverty might be rich." (II Cor. 8:9). The reason why God encourages sharing as mentioned earlier is simply to guarantee equality....