Scripture: Ephesians 2:10
For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life.
Thought for the Day: In the book, Radical Hospitality by Father Daniel Homan and Lonnie Collins, we read the following: “It is very hard to keep a straight face and say there is good in everyone. We have seen evidence to the contrary, haven’t we? It is hard to believe, but we keep trying to prove that there is good in everyone. We know people don’t always choose goodness. We only have to look in the mirror to be reminded of that… but if we don’t try to believe it, we will end up densely fatalistic and unable to see the most obvious good. It is worth the effort to believe.” Maybe what people need is someone who actually treats them as if there is goodness within them, and in doing so, invites them to live more fully into that goodness.
Prayer: Tempt me, O God, to live the goodness which I have within me. By your grace, persuade me to embrace and share the divine goodness with which you gifted me. Amen.
SUNDAY’S SERMON
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