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TODAY’S WORD…

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For the grace of God has appeared,

bringing salvation to all,

training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions,

and in the present age to live lives that are

self-controlled,

upright,

and godly,

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– Titus 2:11-12 (NRSV)

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REFLECTION…

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God’s saving grace and His loving kindness are manifested in Christ,

who teaches us on how we are to live lives

that are self-controlled, upright, and godly,

if we choose salvation as our goal.

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Divine grace, manifested in the Incarnation, is actively at work to redeem us;

bringing salvation;

sanctifying us,

enabling us to renounce impiety and worldly passions

and to live godly lives.

Divine grace is the basis of our hope in the second coming of the Lord.

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And Jesus is our model.

By means of grace He instructs us on how to control our defects and grow in virtue.

However, the instruction we receive is not only an external one:

God inwardly moves us to seek holiness.

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Grace also channels our hope,

for we are motivated not only by the memory of our Lord’s life on earth

but also, and especially, by the fact that Jesus is in the glory of heaven even now

and that we are invited to share His inheritance.

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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…

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Teach me, Lord, how to handle life’s situations.

Help me be more like You

that I may be made worthy of Your promises.

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