St. Clement of Rome Parish
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Daily Inspiration, Scripture, Meditation and Prayer
May 3

God uses our trials to draw us closer to Him. Sometimes it's the only way that He gets our attention. Lord, I accept with joy the times that You test me and give You my joy as a prayer in the times that I lack for nothing. In You I am complete.

Scripture for the Day
Jesus said, "If the same person sins against you seven times a day, and turns back to you seven times and says, 'I repent,' you must forgive." The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" The Lord replied, "If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you. — Luke 17:4-6

Meditation for the Day
When I overcome myself, then I can truly forgive other people for injuries done to me. The self in me does not forgive injuries. The very thought of wrongs means that my self is in the foreground. Since the self does not forgive, I can work at overcoming my selfishness. I can cease trying to forgive those who fretted and wronged me. It can be a mistake for me even to think about these injuries. I can aim at overcoming myself in my daily life and then I can find there is nothing in me that remembers injury, because the only thing injured, my selfishness, is gone.

Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may hold no resentments. I pray that my mind may be washed clean of all past hates and fears.

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