Today I looked up definitions and roots of the word endowment. It can be either the gift or the process by which the gift is given. A couple things that stood out were some synonyms of one definition which stemmed from the idea of it being a talent or personal ability: capacity and qualification. As in who the Lord calls.
I hadn't even connected the words dowry and endowment which share the common latin root which means the wife's portion. Particularly striking when you think of all the times in scripture the Lord compares himself to a bridegroom and Israel/the Church as the bride. Just something to think about.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Here's a thought: Endowment and Dowry
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Great thoughts. In a secular sense the word endowment is used as a "gift that keeps on giving" like an endowment to a univesity. The original monetary gift is not spend down, only the encrease it produces. Great spiritual parallels.
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