Sunday, March 10th
Scripture
2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23
Eph 2:4-10
Ps 137: 1-6
Jn 3: 14-21
Reflection
“For by grace you have been saved. . . and this is not from you; it is the gift of God. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good works that God has prepared in advance, that we should live in them.” Ephesians 2:8a,10
You have been saved by grace. . .
You have God’s life in you.
By God’s grace, you have been lifted into the light of God’s love. You are a spark of divinity.
This is not from you; it is the gift of God. . .
You did nothing to deserve this.
This is the first of many gifts God gives you out of boundless love. You are holy because God is holy.
We are God’s handiwork. . .
You are unique in all the world.
God loves what God has made.
Those who see clearly, see you as God’s handiwork.
When you see clearly, you see yourself, and all people,
as God’s handiwork.
We are created in Christ Jesus for the good works that God has prepared in advance.
God has a plan for you as a disciple of Christ Jesus.
You are a good work God has prepared in advance.
God will help you do what God has planned for you to do. Understand that others working near you are also doing God’s work. Whatever you do, you do in God’s name.
Prayer
Creator God, I am the work of your hands. I belong to you.
Take me, use me to bring your love to our world.
I know I do not work alone.
Personal Challenge
I will walk the world with you,
helping to make
your kin-dom come.
Sister Jeanne Cmolik, CSJ
Cleveland, OH
