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TODAY’S WORD…

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Remember how generous the Lord Jesus was:

He was rich, but He became poor for your sake,

to make you rich out of His poverty.

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– 2 Corinthians 8:9

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REFLECTION…

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Our Lord, in His Incarnation and throughout His life,

gave us a wonderful example of generosity and detachment.

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Our Lord, because He is God, was in need of nothing;

but by becoming man

He voluntarily despoiled Himself of the splendour of His divinity

and lived on earth as a poor man

– from His birth in poverty in Bethlehem to His death on the cross.

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PRAYER…

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My Lord, my King, teach me

how to be generous, like You,

in my love for others.

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Teach me Lord,

how to put love for You and for others

above all else.

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Teach me

how to not let possessiveness and greed

obscure the path You have laid out for me.

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Teach me

how to joyfully leave it all in your Hands,

that Your will be done.

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Amen.

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