Fourth Saturday of Ordinary Time

Through Jesus, let us continually offer God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have; God is pleased by sacrifices of that kind.

Our lives should be a continual sacrifice of praise to God. It is only by emptying ourselves of all we are and have that we can be filled with the love of God. If we want our minds to be holy, then we need to cast aside our earthly thoughts and dwell on heavenly things. If we want our words to be holy, then we need to overthrow our prideful desire to be heard and instead humbly listen to the Holy Spirit and confess Jesus Christ. If we want our works to be fruitful, then we must avoid sins, do good, and share what we have with others. By doing these things, we will please God and learn how to become living sacrifices and co-heirs of the Kingdom.

Are our lives continual sacrifices of praise? Are all our thoughts, words, and works holy? How can we make them more pleasing to God?

O Lord, we want to be living sacrifices of praise.

Amen.