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Today’s Reflection
God gives every moment and no activity is so mundane that it cannot reveal divine presence. . . This work, these hands are pregnant with Christ-life waiting to be born into awareness.
—Elizabeth J. Canham, Heart Whispers: Benedictine Wisdom for Today (Upper Room Books, 1999)
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Today’s Question
What are you working on, even something mundane, that God is waiting to give life to? Join the conversation.
Today’s Scripture
I assure you that unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it can only be a single seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.
—John 12:24 (CEB)
Prayer for the Week
O God, you sow seeds of life and love in places where others have lost all hope for success. Give me the faith to plant seeds alongside you, even if I never see the harvest. Amen.
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Something More
Lectionary Readings
- Exodus 17:1-7
- Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16
- Philippians 2:1-13
- Matthew 21:23-32
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