From a pound of iron, that costs little, a thousand watch-springs can be made, whose value becomes prodigious. The pound you have received from the Lord, --use it faithfully.

Robert Schumann
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The Lord has given us a gift that is invaluable – a gift that we can use to do good works. Unfortunately, many of us do not know how to use this gift. We see the gift as something that costs little and so we ignore it. We also think of the gift as something that only the rich have.

When we use the gift as merely a material thing, we are doing a disservice to those who need it. A pound of iron is a simple thing, but if you know how to properly use it, it can be an immense financial asset.

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