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Today’s Reflection
How extremely necessary to me, O Lord, your grace is to begin any good deed, to carry it on and bring it to completion! For without grace I can do nothing, but with its strength I can do all things in you.
—Thomas À Kempis, edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe, The Upper Room Spiritual Classics: Writings of Thomas À Kempis (Upper Room Books, 2017)
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Today’s Question
How has God’s grace strengthened you this week? Join the conversation.
Today’s Scripture
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I but the grace of God that is with me.
—1 Corinthians 15:10 (NRSVUE)
Prayer for the Week
God, you are selfless to the core. Your love for others transcends all bounds. Give me just a portion of your selflessness, and I will be made anew. Amen.
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Something More
Lectionary Readings
- Exodus 16:2-15
- Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45
- Philippians 1:21-30
- Matthew 20:1-16
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