¹A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
and favor is better than silver or gold.
²The rich and the poor have this in common:
the LORD is the maker of them all.
⁸Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity,
and the rod of anger will fail.
⁹Those who are generous are blessed,
for they share their bread with the poor.
²²Do not rob the poor because they are poor,
or crush the afflicted at the gate;
²³for the LORD pleads their cause
and despoils of life those who despoil them.

• Light a candle to remember Christ’s presence with you.
• Sit five to fifteen minutes in silent meditation paying close attention to the deep breath.
• As you pay attention to the breath, let the names of God come to mind.
• Inhale one name, exhale anything keeping you from God.
• Continue this as you recall names and characteristics of God.
• Feel the freedom in your chest as you open yourself to God.
• Feel the lightness as you encounter freedom.
• When you feel as free as you can be today, savor the freedom.
• Who are the poor you will encounter today?
• What bread (real or metaphor) do you have to share with the poor?
• How will you share bread with the poor?
• What is God’s message for you?
• Give thanks to God for this time in prayer and for any new insights you have received.
• Share as you feel led in the reply box below.