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Today’s Reflection
There are three things that go to complete sin: the suggestion of, the taking pleasure in, and the consenting to. . . . Once all this has taken place, we are driven forth, as it were, from paradise into death.
—Augustine, edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe, The Upper Room Spiritual Classics: Writings of Augustine (Upper Room Books, 2017)
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Today’s Question
Have you ever stopped yourself from completing a sin? How did you find the discipline to choose a better path? Join the conversation.
Today’s Scripture
Therefore the Lord God sent them forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which they were taken.
—Genesis 3:23 (NRSVUE)
Prayer for the Week
Great are you, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is your power and your understanding is beyond measure. Amen. — Augustine (Inspired by Psalm 145 & 147)
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Something More
Lectionary Readings
- Exodus 3:1-15
- Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45b
- Romans 12:9-21
- Matthew 16:21-28
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