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TUESDAY, August 24 Saint Bartholomew
Luke 22:24-30. A dispute also arose among them as to which one of them was to be regarded as the greatest.
Francis of Assisi sought obscurity and found greatness. Many other people who sought no fame are remembered centuries later, while the important and notable people of their day—the people in high position and high regard—are long forgotten.
All of us have our greatness in God. This is what the disciples in their dispute over who was greatest did not realize. In the sight of God they had a greatness which they needed only to accept and in which they could find joy.
The same is true for us. We may burn ourselves out trying to achieve greatness or status. We may be unhappy because others hold positions of great importance and we do not. We may be filled with envy and jealousy or bitterness because we have not achieved our hopes and goals. We can take heart because we have our greatness in God—in that we can rejoice. We are God’s children, and nothing can take that away from us. (1981)
We give you thanks, O God, we give you thanks, calling upon your Name and declaring all your wonderful deeds. —Psalm 75:1
PRAY for the Diocese of George (Southern Africa)
Ps 91 or 91:1-4; Deuteronomy 18:15-18; 1 Corinthians 4:9-15
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