The Gratitude of Giving

After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”
- Luke 22:17-18

Gave Thanks = Eucharisteo

“The only real fall of man is his noneucharistic life in a noneucharistic world.”
- Alexander Schemann, For the Life of the World

Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus. The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
- Acts 11:20-21

And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability.
- 2 Corinithians 8:1-3

And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the charin that God has given the Macedonian churches. In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing charas and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability.
- 2 Corinthians 8:1-3

Eucharisteo

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.
- 2 Corinthians 8:9