"The Vision of Sir Launfal" by James Russell Lowell : Bartleby.com

In his narrative poem "The Vision of Sir Launfal" James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) wrote, "Not what we give, but what we share -- / For the gift without the giver is bare; / Who gives himself with his alms feeds three -- / Himself, his hungering neighbor, and me."

My mother Evelyn M. Gilmer (1923-2016) once prayed, "O God, help us always to give of ourselves when we give to others. Keep us mindful that we are to be Your servants while we are here. Amen."

Read "The Vision of Sir Launfal" by James Russell Lowell (1819-1891).

James Russell Lowell circa 1855