Gracious God, we thank you for your self-spending love you have manifested in and through your son Jesus our Lord, who became poor so that we might become rich; became empty so that we might be whole; gave himself up to die in order that we might live. Grant us courage to follow the footsteps of Christ in giving without counting the cost, through Him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and ever. Amen.