Reflection on readings for March 14th

Our second reading for this Sunday includes the words "by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from you; it is the gift of God; it is not from works." Some of us were formed to think differently than this statement. We pray that we continue to believe that all life is a gift; our lives reflect our gratitude to God for all of God's blessings by doing our best to take loving care of all God has entrusted to us. We pray that we can help one another, especially in these uncertain times, to reflect on how the love that Jesus revealed is what brings us healing and salvation. We believe that this love is stronger than sin and stronger than death. We allow this love to transform us continually so that we can become the fullest version of ourselves as God intended us to be. Then, at the end of our lives, we present to God the gift of a life well lived in imitation of Jesus.