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Today’s Reflection
God made us to use us, and use us in the most profitable way: for God’s purpose, not ours. To live a spiritual life means subordinating all other interests to that single fact.
—Evelyn Underhill, edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe, The Upper Room Spiritual Classics: Writings of Evelyn Underhill (Upper Room Books, 2017)
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Today’s Question
What is God’s purpose for you in this season of life? How can you prioritize this purpose above your other responsibilities? Join the conversation.
Today’s Scripture
Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father.
—John 14:12 (NRSVUE)
Prayer for the Week
New every morning is your love, great God of light, and all day long you are working for good in the world. Stir up in us desire to serve you, to live peacefully with our neighbors and all your creation, and to devote each day to your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
—A Liturgy for Morning Prayer, The Upper Room Worshipbook
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Something More
Lectionary Readings
- Genesis 21:8-21
- Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17
- Romans 6:1b-11
- Matthew 10:24-39
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