Today's Gospel: Mark 12:38-44 - 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time "All she had, her whole livelihood." This story focuses specifically on the poor widow's money, but I can't help but reflect on that phrase "her whole livelihood". I have my God-given dream job - a full-time editor position at a good Catholic publisher, close to my family, in a city with a vibrant Catholic population. Yet on so many days, I am distracted, unfocused, complaining about tiny things, slothful. Christ honors the widow's gift of "all she had". I should give Him not just a financial tithe, but every moment of my day, every action of my work, every aspect of my life. Isn't He the one Who gave me everything, to begin with?

Ponder:

What would it look like for you to give Christ your "whole livelihood"? What is one small, even mundane part of your life you can give Him today?

Pray:

My King, You gave me every good thing in my life. Help me to return it all to You.
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Rebecca W. Martin

Rebecca W. Martin

Rebecca W. Martin, a trade book Acquisitions Editor for Our Sunday Visitor and Assistant Editor at Chrism Press, lives in Michigan with her husband and too many cats. A perpetually professed Lay Dominican, Rebecca serves as editor for Veritas, a quarterly Lay Dominican publication. Her children’s book Meet Sister Mary Margaret will release in fall 2023 from OSV Kids.