The letter to the Hebrews reminds us that Jesus' way is all about sacrifice. Therefore, ours must be also.
But, it's not only about sacrifice at the altar......that's a once-for-all action that Jesus already made. Our sacrifice is one of praise and thanksgiving. Not only at the altar, but also in our daily lives.
How can we, today, make a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving?
Can we sacrifice some time to give praise to God through prayer, through song, through presence?
Can we sacrifice a luxury and send the money instead to http://donate.unhcr.org/syria to help the
refugees from Syria?
Can we give of our time and talents and help a neighbor with a project?
Can we sacrifice our comfort and ask our friend for forgiveness for those hurtful words, spoken in
anger, that we didn't really mean?
Can we sacrifice our schedule and agenda in order to stop at the store to buy some food for the food
pantry?
Can we sacrifice our convenience and bike to work in order to leave a smaller footprint on our earth?
We don't have to do it all today. But, maybe one new thing, or two. What can we do today?
Christianity requires sacrifice. No two ways around it.
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