There are perhaps only few maxims of Christianity that are easier to grasp in our minds yet more difficult to actualize in our lives. The reality is that this axiom demands serious attention from us in order that we might make this maxim a reality in our own lives. In truth so much of our own world holds to a converse maxim that it is more blessed to receive than to give. It then must be active posture and attitude.
To make the reality of this verse present within ourselves it demands a conscious effort, a shift in paradigm from one way of viewing things to another. But this fluctuation from one way of thinking to another is completely in line with the Gospel: to love others as Christ loved us.
This means that we would take it upon ourselves to count others higher than ourselves, take pleasure in giving to others, and, ultimately, go to the great lengths of laying down our very lives for the good of others before ourselves. That is what this verse is about and that is what it demands for our lives. Needless to say, it takes utter devotion to Christ to keep this posture before us at all times
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