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The Forward Day by Day Meditation for July 31, 2022
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SUNDAY, July 31
[8 Pentecost/Ignatius of Loyola]
Ecclesiastes 2:21a Because sometimes one who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave all to be enjoyed by another who did not toil for it.
God can handle our frustration and go with us there, but God won’t leave us there. In Luke’s Gospel, we hear that concentrating too much on what we believe we deserve throws us off course. Our view gets too narrow, and we can’t see God, others, or even ourselves clearly. To be God’s creation is to live for one another, just as Christ lived for all of us. With gratitude for our blessings now, we can try to let our love and labor generate greater life for the sake of the whole world.
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