For the Sake of Others

Today’s Reflection

Our identification with this God implies a risk. . . . We open our baskets and share the bread and the fish; we open our homes and welcome the stranger; we open our table to welcome all who hunger and thirst for justice and righteousness.

—Kenneth H. Carter Jr., A Beginner’s Guide to Practicing Scriptural Imagination (Upper Room Books, 2020)

Today’s Question

What risk might God be inviting you to take for the sake of others? Join the conversation.

Today’s Scripture

One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said, “A youth here has five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that for a crowd like this?”Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass there. They sat down, about five thousand of them. Then Jesus took the bread. When he had given thanks, he distributed it to those who were sitting there. He did the same with the fish, each getting as much as they wanted.

—John 6:8-11 (CEB)

Prayer for the Week

Open my eyes that I may see glimpses of truth. Amen.