Read Matthew 5:14-16 Be the Light

"You are the light of the world..... Let your light so shine before others, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father, who is in heaven."

These words may sound familiar from a baptismal service. In what ways is your Light shining for others? How do you use the Fruits of the Spirit that you received through your baptism? How do you pass it on?

Read Romans 3:21-26 Justified by Grace Through Faith

"... since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, they are justified by His grace as a gift through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus...to be received by faith."

"God always comes down. God always comes down. There is never anything that we can ever do to turn the arrow around and make our way UP to God. God came down in Jesus. And God still comes down, in the bread and wine, in the water, and in the fellowship of believers. God ALWAYS comes down." (Fryer, K. Reclaiming the L Word, pg. 30)

Where do you see God coming down into your life? How has God's grace come to you? How has God's grace come through you to another person?

Read Romans 5:1-5 Called to the Mission

"Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand."

"Our salvation is a call! And, as we answer it, our very lives become a testimony to the free gift of God's amazing grace and the mighty power of God's Spirit at work within us. We find ourselves caught up in love for the Lord and wanting, more than anything, to be a part of what God is doing in the world." (Fryer, K., A Story Worth Sharing)

How has God called you to be part of His mission to love and bless His world? How can you be part of the mission? How can St. Paul be part of the mission?

Read 1 Corinthians 12: 4-13

"Now there are a variety of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service but the same Lord...To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good....For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body..."

What are your gifts? How do you use them in service to the Lord? What does it mean to you to "live your faith" and to be part of God's mission to bless the world? How can you live out your faith at work, home, school and in the community?