We love because he first loved us.     1 John 4:19

He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor.  For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and on them he has set the world.     1 Samuel 2:8    

Those who are generous are blessed, for they share their bread with the poor.     Proverbs 22:9