Daily Reflections
Prayer
God of courage and compassion, You call us to be people of love. But we know that it can be difficult to love others because love requires so much. Inspire us through the example of Jesus that we might have the courage to love others. May the example of people like Maximilian Kolbe, who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in Auschwitz, help us develop the willingness to sacrifice so that love might live. We pray in your name. Amen.
Prayer
God of peace, on this date, we recall the transfiguration of your Son, Jesus. Send your Spirit among us that we too might be transfigured. With each day, make us ever more into a reflection of your love and compassion. Make us instruments of your peace and justice, that through our commitment to you, the world also might be transfigured into a place of goodness, equality, and love. Amen.
God of compassion, thank you for the gift of our shared ministry. Fill our hearts and minds with your Holy Spirit. Inspire us through the example of humble and dedicated women and men throughout the ages. Open our eyes that we might see in others your presence. Open our hearts that we might reach out in love to all people, especially people who are poor and marginalized. We pray as we live, in your name. Amen.
