Monday, 6th November

Luke 14:12–14

Jesus said also to the one who had invited him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, in case they may invite you in return, and you would be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

Reflection

• Do I find that there is more happiness in giving than in receiving?

• Can I give without hope of reward? Can I let go even my rational satisfaction for giving without being rewarded?