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We asked some of our younger Tearfund friends for their thoughts on generosity. You’ll love their honest, beautiful and wise responses on why God invites us to live with a generous heart and how we can respond.

What does the word generous mean? 

To help people and be nice. - William, 5

To share, and if a person’s really rich and one person’s really poor, the rich person could give some money to the poor person so it kind of evens out. - Charlie, 8

Sharing so things are even in the world. - Harper, 9

Being generous to others. - Rosie, 9

Giving stuff to people, like poorer people, or giving stuff and thinking about others. - Isaac, 11

Why do you think we should we be generous with those around the world who don't have enough?

Because sharing is caring. - Priya, 4 (Priya also said that she wants to buy the gift of Local Health from our Useful Gifts Catalogue).

Cos then they might not have enough food and die. - Benjamin, 8

Because I think we should have enough money for all of us, and I think we should just flatten the world out so no-one’s too poor and no-one’s too rich. - Archie, 10

So then the world is treated equally, and for those that are poor, they don’t have to go around begging and so they can also have a house and have everything they need, like food supplies. - Harvey, 12

Priya, 4 says "sharing is caring".

Why does God want us to be generous?

He wants everyone to be generous because the world would be a really good place and everyone would like to live here. Everyone should be treated equally and have the same amount of everything. - Charlie, 8.

It’s good to be generous, and that’s partly what we were made for. - Rosie, 9

I think he would want us to be generous to make him happy, so he’s not sad. And so others are not sad either. - Harper, 9

It was mentioned in the bible and God would want the world to be even. So if we just care a bit more, then we can achieve that goal. - Harvey 12

Sharing the message of God's generosity at Christmas

If you'd like to engage the kids in your life with the message of God's generosity at Christmas time, a great way to do this is through Tearfund's Useful Gifts Catalogue. Buy a gift as a family, share with friends or your church, and have fantastic conversations about how your gift is making a difference for people living in poverty. 

The Build a Village gift range within Useful Gifts is a great one for children - you’ll receive a little reminder of your donation – a small building for you to make at home, church or school (and a postcard). You can decorate them, set them up and share them with friends and family.