Ready to give it all

In today’s first reading (Gen. 22:1-19), Abraham is ready to give up his most precious gift from God: the focus of all his hopes and dreams.

He is ready to do this because of the faith, trust, and love he has for God.

At any moment, you or I might be forced to lose things that are precious to us.

Are we ready?

Do we believe? Do we trust? Do we love?

Perhaps we don't feel totally ready. We are not yet perfect (God knows I am far from perfect).

So we must continually pray
and ask our merciful Lord Jesus
for the grace we need
to do his will,
to be always ready,
to believe,
to trust,
to love
in absolute totality

In manuas tuas, Domine,
commendo spiritum meum