Giving Your Best

It’s the hand we clasp with an honest grasp
That gives a hearty thrill;
It’s the good we pour into others’ lives
That comes back our own to fill.

It’s the dregs we drain from another’s cup
That makes ours seem sweet;
And the hours we give to another’s needs
That makes our life complete.

It’s the burdens we help another bear
That makes our own seem light.
It’s the anger seen for another’s feet
That shows us the path to right.

It’s the good we do each passing day.
With heart sincere and true;
In giving the world your very best
Its best will return to you.

—Author Unknown

Note: Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 NASB (see commentary); cf. Deuteronomy 15:7-10; Proverbs 19:17; Matthew 10:42; 2 Corinthians 9:6.