There is a world of difference between a gift and a sacrifice. A sacrifice is a gift plus the love and personality of the giver. A gift comes out of the purse; a sacrifice out of the heart.
Simple Truths
The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a humbled, contrite heart, O God, you will not spurn. Psalm 51:17
Lenten Meditations with Fulton J. Sheen