Today’s Reflection
Since you can do me no service, you should do it to your neighbors. This proves that you possess me by grace in your soul: bearing much fruit for your neighbors and making prayers to me.
—Catherine of Siena, edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe, The Upper Room Spiritual Classics: Writings of Catherine of Siena (Upper Room Books, 2017)
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Today’s Question
Every service you do to your neighbors is a service to God. What will you do this week to help others? Others who are not like you? Your enemies? Join the conversation.
Today’s Scripture
Remain in me, and I will remain in you. A branch can’t produce fruit by itself, but must remain in the vine. Likewise, you can’t produce fruit unless you remain in me.
—John 15:4 (CEB)
Prayer for the Week
God of love, we are nothing without you. It is your graciousness that brings us into true life in God the Father. We pray that we can love you and love our neighbors with the same love you extend to us. Amen.
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Something More
Lectionary Readings
- Judges 4:1-7
- Psalm 123
- 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
- Matthew 25:14-30
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