Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spreads out the earth with its crops, who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk on it: I, the LORD, have called you for the victory of justice, I have grasped you by the hand; I formed you, and set you as a covenant of the people, a light for the nations, to open the eyes of the blind, to bring out prisoners from confinement, and from the dungeon, those who live in darkness.
Reflection: The victory of justice? A light for the nations? It seems as if God is asking the impossible. After all, I'm just one person and my efforts can't amount to much. But remember that God doesn't see us the way we do. Remember God uses those whom we would call weak to shame the strong. All we have to do is try. We are not the judge our efforts. We do the best we can and trust the Lord to use us in His plan.
CHALLENGE: Don't dismiss the power of a kind word or just a smile. Smile at someone you don't know well or greet them by name, even if their first name is the only thing you know about them. It can really make someone's day,: and yours, too.
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