11-18-24

ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS
November 18, 2024
Prayer for the Week:
We live in a world where most everything has a price.
We interact daily with those who offer a gift, 
while expecting something in return.
We hear of acts of generosity, 
only to discover that the giver benefited greatly.
It is often difficult for us to trust in grace, O God, 
as we do not have many models of selflessness 
or gifts offered with no strings attached.
For that reason, guide our hearts to Jesus, 
whose love was freely offered 
and who forgave without a religious levy required.
This is indeed joyful news to us, 
yet the Jesus life remains an outlier 
with too few willing to take up his mantel.
Where a witness is needed, 
I fervently pray for the strength 
to provide an authentic alternative 
to a religion that seeks a quid pro quo. 
Amen.