Today’s Reflection
[Divine charity] is always working, never gets tired. It is like the money lender, always making a profit on time: if he sleeps, he is making a profit; if he eats, he is making profit; whatever he does he is making profit.
—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
In older Christian writings, “charity” means loving God and loving neighbor. How does God’s divine charity grow at all times? How can our charity do the same? Join the conversation.
Today’s Scripture
Don’t you know? Haven’t you heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the creator of the ends of the earth.
He doesn’t grow tired or weary.
His understanding is beyond human reach.
—Isaiah 40:28 (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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