These words in the Gospel of Matthew resonate with me: “[W]hoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones…” (10:42).
Could a simple cup be a sign of God’s grace? An object becomes sacred when it is used to share God’s love – whether it warms a cold body or quenches a parched throat. I remember one visit with a parishioner when my coffee cup was hardly allowed to reach half empty. During the visit, I took a sip or two and when I looked down, my cup was full again. My host proved watchful and caring. A safe place for conversation was created with a couple of cups of water and some coffee grounds.
When we share the love and grace of God with one another, we have an opportunity to represent Christ – to be God’s hands and feet. In being the body of Christ to one another, we can witness and share God’s grace daily.
Sharing a cup seems like such a small act, yet with God in the act, it is a cup filled with love and grace.
This message is excerpted from “Sharing a cup of grace” by Jeanette Bidne in the August 2022 Café online magazine. Today we commemorate Maximilian Kolbe, 1941; Kaj Munk, 1944; martyrs.
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