Old Lutheran Quote of the Day

Some give, but only as little as they can give with honor. They can, out of love of money, let a person depart without having received the charity for which he asked. They can cruelly turn away from the needy individual who wants to borrow from them. They can gleefully pocket the fixed interest of the debtor who can present it to them only with groaning. They can conclude a hard bargain and even stop the wages of the poor. Each person who fits this description is a slave of mammon. Money is his idol, to whom he has sworn his soul. The love of God may be on his tongue, but it does not dwell in his heart.—C. F. W. Walther, God Grant It!, pp. 721, 722.