Today’s Reflection
She should not say her vocal prayers without joining them to mental prayer. That is, while she is reciting she should endeavor to raise her mind in my love, considering her own sins and the blood of my only begotten Son.
—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
Have you ever gone through the motions of prayer? How is meaning your prayers different from simply saying them? What practices do you do to help you mean your prayers? Join the conversation.
Today’s Scripture
What should I do? I’ll pray in the Spirit, but I’ll pray with my mind too; I’ll sing a psalm in the Spirit, but I’ll sing the psalm with my mind too.
—1 Corinthians 14:15 (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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