Today's Scripture is suitable to use with Imaginative Contemplation or Lectio Divina
Stilling: Come into the presence of God and still yourself
Grace: Pray that in these unprecedented times we share with joy God's mission of loving the world.
Now the large group of those who believed were of one heart and mind,
and no one said that any of his possessions was his own,
but instead they held everything in common.
And the apostles were giving testimony with great power to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on all of them.
For there was not a needy person among them, because all those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, and laid them at the apostles’ feet.
This was then distributed for each person’s basic needs.
Conversation: Have a talk with Jesus about what has struck you during this meditation, does it have implications for your life? What have you offered the world today?
Finish with a final prayer such as the Lord's Prayer/Our Father
Making the World a Better Place
Why was I put on this earth?
What does God want of me?
St Ignatius of Loyola says that we are "created to love, reverence and serve God".
But how do we do this?
John the Evangelist says we show our love of God by loving others.
We can also show reverence and service of God by showing respect and care for others. Each person is unique; each one of us is a 'one-off'.
We can offer the world something no one else can.
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