"When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table. But the Pharisee, noticing that Jesus did not first wash before the meal, was surprised. Then the Lord said to him, 'Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? But give what is inside (the dish) to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.'" Luke 11:37-41

Lord, help me always be willing to give what is inside my dish to the poor... Help me to never focus so much of my energy on keeping the outside of my bowl shiny and beautiful for the world to see at the detriment to that which is within. Allow me to forfeit a bright, beautiful dish for a vessel which is being poured out and used and of great worth - not for its monetary value, but for its purpose and reason for existence.

GP
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