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[480] Ephesians 5:21-33 or Ephesians 5:2a, 25-32 Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 Luke 13:18-21

Weekly Guide for Daily Prayer The Daily Reflections

In the gospel today, Jesus is revealing to us what the kingdom of God is like. It is something that begins rather small, it spreads and grows, infecting every part of the whole, and in the end draws others towards it.

I believe that Jesus desires the kingdom of God to reside in each and every one of us. His seed is the love that he plants in us and asks us to share with those around us. As his love grows in us, it infects every part of our life, drawing us into God’s love that we may more wholly love God and others. As that love begins to mature it naturally attracts others toward it.

One person that truly lived this out was Mother Teresa. She was nothing special, but by allowing God’s love to take hold of her life, she was transformed and changed the lives of all those that met her. She said once, “We can do no great, things, only small things with great love.”

How can we share this small seed of love with others today?