Monday,
May 28th
Ecclesiasticus
17:20-28, Mark 10:17-27
The will and loving purpose
of the Father for every
one of His beloved sons
and daughters is to bring
them to the fulness, joy
and fulfilment of his Presence
in purity of heart and mind
and singleness of purpose.
For this I, His beloved
and loving Son, entered
human life and – with
and through Our Holy Spirit
– work constantly
and continually in the one
and many and in the whole.
calling for response to
His word in the grace and
power of His love.
As each one and all together
respond in faith and trust
and absolute self-giving
so are the Father’s
gifts for progress in the
way bestowed and power to
identify and joyfully receive
the unique contribution
one each one and all together
are called to make to the
Father’s loving purpose
in His Kingdom of eternal
life and light and love.
Pray, then, for purity
of mind and heart and singleness
of purpose in your life
and living: I speak to every
one of the Father’s
beloved sons and daughters
in every place and time
and dispensation.