Generosity
From today’s Scripture: “Anyone who gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, amen, I say to you will surely not lose his reward.”—Mk 9:41
I probably think the most about stocking up on water when storms threaten my home in Tennessee. Suddenly, I am very conscious of what it means to “not have enough.”
Usually water is something I take for granted. A cup of water seems so insignificant to give someone. Many times, I excuse myself from doing anything about this or that situation because the situation is overwhelming. I tell myself that it would not make much of a difference. So, I end up not giving anything. Yet I know that God is not asking me to do something grandiose but calling me to give what I can. Today, to whom is God calling me to give that “cup of water”?
Let us pray: Lord let me do today what I can to push your kingdom forward. Help me to be as generous with others as you have been to me.
Today’s author is Lorraine Vancamp, former Director of Pastoral Ministry and Pastoral Services for Glenmary Home Missioners, now a volunteer contributor.
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