Patience:

Why should God give us anything we ourselves are not willing to work for? We pray, “Do it, God!”, but also “We will do it, too!” God creates and invites us to co-create. What trust and infinite patience!

Motives - Faith:

In today’s Gospel Judas spoke up against wasting “costly ointment” to anoint Jesus’ feet. However, his real intention was to steal the money. Do we sometimes say and do things with ulterior motives? Jesus wants us to live our faith with deep sincerity.

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The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.

- St. Thomas Aquinas

Courage is grace under pressure.

- Author Unknown