Thursday, March 05, 2020
Esther (Apocrypha) 14:1–6,12–14
Gospel: Matthew 7:7–12
Psalm 138
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 “Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! 12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 7:7-12
This passage always reminds me of working at the bag lunch program at the Advent years ago. One of the volunteers shared a problem with the Canon. The volunteer wrestled with giving money to a homeless person. “If that person takes that dollar and buys cigarettes, alcohol, or drugs, I can’t do it.” The Canon simply replied, “If a brother needs a dollar and you can help give.”
It’s not our business where that dollar goes. At some point, we all are in need. God gave us the most precious gift. Sometimes, we let light shine to be a beacon in the dark and sometimes we are in need. As we travel through this Season of Lent, kindle the flame in your heart. “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”
God’s peace,
Scott Martin
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