3 We Respond... 4 We Go Forth... 2 We Listen... 1 We Pray... Saint Clare 11 August 2025 Monday May God bless us and protect us and bring us to eternal life. Amen. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Saint Clare lived in simplicity and poverty in the spirit of Saint Francis. Let us pray that we will be like her. (pause) God of tenderness, help us not to be greedy for possessions but to learn to trust in your care for us. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. A reading from the letter of Paul to the Philippians (3:12-14) Brothers and sisters: I have not yet reached my goal, and I am not perfect. But Christ has taken hold of me. So I keep on running and struggling to take hold of the prize. My friends, I don't feel that I have already arrived. But I forget what is behind, and I struggle for what is ahead. I run toward the goal, so that I can win the prize of being called to heaven. This is the prize that God offers because of what Christ Jesus has done. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Our reading today reminds us to work towards a goal, and never give up on becoming the best person we can be. Watch this short film on never giving up, despite the struggles you might face in reaching your goal. 139
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