Saturday, August 14th
Ezekiel 18:1-10,13-32. Matthew 19:13-15

Each beloved child of the loving Heavenly Father is given the responsibility of his own soul. He is free to take into his heart and mind Our love and truth, Our light and leading or to reject them and follow his own way. Each gift is given and experienced in the daily round of action and relationship: he who constantly refuses to accept the Father's gifts of light and life and love eventually loses the ability to see and know and understand and becomes lost in darkness of his own choosing.

Let each beloved child of the loving Heavenly Father pray for the gifts of single-mindedness and self-giving. And let each daily seek the trust and joy and love of the dependent child.