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TODAY’S WORD…

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Jesus said,

“I tell you, most solemnly,

unless a wheat grain falls on the ground and dies,

it remains only a single grain;

but if it dies,

it yields a rich harvest.”

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– John 12:24 (JB)

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REFLECTION…

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Jesus teaches us

and encourages us.

He desires us to see every type of suffering and contradiction

as a sharing in His cross,

which redeems us and exalts us.

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To be supernaturally effective in sowing love, peace and joy

under any circumstance – good or bad –

I have to die to myself,

forgetting my comfort

and shedding my selfishness..

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QUOTE…

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"If the grain of wheat does not die,

it remains unfruitful.

Don’t you want to be a grain of wheat,

to die through mortification,

and to yield a rich harvest?

May Jesus bless your wheatfield!"

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– St. Josemaria Escrivá

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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…

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Lord Jesus, help me forget my comfort and shed my selfishness.

Lord, help me be more like You.

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