Peter said, “God has shown me that I should not call anyone profane or unclean.” - Acts 10:28 (NRSV)

At 61, with a new degree, I was discouraged. I had not received the job I had applied for with great hope. But then I received a phone call from the monastery where I’d been on a waiting list for a retreat. They had an opening that very weekend.

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Today's Prayer
Dear God, help us to face what we falsely see as obstacles that hold us back from your service. Amen.

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Today's Reading
Acts of the Apostles 10:9-16

Thought for the Day

What do I call profane that God blesses?

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