Producing Good
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What is your life producing? If someone were to watch your life and assess what you contribute, would they be able to see the good you are producing?
We are called to live fruitful lives as followers of Jesus. We are to produce good in the world.
Jesus taught in Luke’s Gospel that “The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” (Luke 6:45, ESV).
Our contribution speaks about the condition of our heart. We will do good out of the goodness within us. If our heart is filled with evil, our lives will produce evil in the world. If our heart is good, we will produce good in our lives. Out of the overflow of our heart we speak and live.
May we produce God’s fruitful good in our lives as we fill our hearts with the love, presence, and goodness of God.
A Prayer for Those Who Serve Others: “O Lord our heavenly Father, whose blessed Son came not to be served, but to serve: We ask you to bless all who, following in his steps, give themselves to the service of others especially those who are laboring in this time of plague; endue them with wisdom, patience, and courage, that they may strengthen the weak and raise up those who fall, and, being inspired by your love, may worthily minister to the suffering, the friendless, and the needy; for the sake of him who laid down his life for us, your Son our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.” (#45, Book of Common Prayer, 2019).
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