--- title: Daily Gospel Reflection for August 31, 2023 description: Join us as we reflect, ponder, and pray together inspired by today's Gospel. image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Daily%20Gospel%202.png --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/daily-gospel/dgr-08312023#) [DAILY GOSPEL REFLECTIONS](https://www.catholicmom.com/daily-gospel/tag/daily-gospel-reflections) # Daily Gospel Reflection for August 31, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 12:30:00 AM  |  by [Caroline Godin](https://www.catholicmom.com/daily-gospel/author/caroline-godin) Receive Daily Gospel Reflections in your inbox ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Daily%20Gospel%202.png) *Join us as we reflect, ponder, and pray together inspired by today's Gospel.* --- ***Today's Gospel: [Matthew 24:42-51](https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/thursday-twenty-first-week-ordinary-time)*** Imagine if we knew the hour of our own death? Seems morbid, but think about how differently we would act. How many of us would start to go to Confession and Mass more often, or change the way we act toward others? Maybe those reading this don’t have much to change (since you’re already reading Catholic blogs and thinking along those lines), but we would all be scrutinizing our lives and wondering how we can be more holy in preparation for that moment if we knew exactly when it was. Truly, we don’t know the day or hour of our end on this earth (or when Jesus is coming back.) So, why wait? Why not work as if it could be any time? We should be constantly adjusting, growing, and resetting ourselves back to Christ. An examination of conscience is a beautiful way to do this. We can ask ourselves, “Do I pray enough?”, “Am I kind to everyone?”, “Did I speak the truth to those who needed to hear it?”, “Did I honor the Lord?”, “Did I share His Love?” A daily reflection on ourselves, along with the knowledge that God loves us unconditionally, can help us grow spiritually and faithfully. Over time, this simple exercise can help build us into good servants and perhaps inspire others to do the same.   #### Ponder:   Am I serving the Lord in the ways He is asking daily?   #### Pray: Lord, Your love is unconditional. Guide me to be the servant You desire so I can serve You more fully.   --- > [Click to tweet:](https://ctt.ac/1Pz8U) > [A daily reflection on ourselves, along with the knowledge that God loves us unconditionally, can help us grow spiritually and faithfully. #DailyGospel](https://ctt.ac/1Pz8U) ![Daily Gospel 2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Daily%20Gospel%202.png?width=2135&name=Daily%20Gospel%202.png)   --- Copyright 2023 Caroline Godin ### Share this article [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Fdaily-gospel%2Fdgr-08312023%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Fdaily-gospel%2Fdgr-08312023%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Fdaily-gospel%2Fdgr-08312023%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Daily%20Gospel%20Reflection%20for%20August%2031%2C%202023) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Fdaily-gospel%2Fdgr-08312023%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Fdaily-gospel%2Fdgr-08312023%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ** #### About the Author ![Caroline Godin](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Caroline%20Godin%20Headshot%20-%20Caroline%20Godin.jpg) ### [Caroline Godin](https://www.catholicmom.com/daily-gospel/author/caroline-godin) Caroline Godin is a freelance writer, catechist, and martial artist. She is married with 3 children. She enjoys finding new house projects to start and never finish and going camping. She takes a light-hearted view of life and keeps her eyes on eternity. 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