| At the end of the communion service members give an alms offering to the deacon, the only time that offerings are collected in Amish services. |
| They pray five times a day, fast during the month of Ramadan, perform the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca, and give alms to the poor. |
| On every poor wight have I ever had ruth and give them alms for love of thee. |
| Only when we give alms, fast, and pray with the spirit of Jesus and God's gracious presence do we please God. |
| In other words, belief in God and efforts to please Him must be accompanied by acts of charity and alms can be both voluntary and compulsory. |
| Monks, adorned in their saffron robes, walking silent and barefoot, collect their alms from food vendors and passers-by. |
