Monday 11 November 2024
St Martin of Tours
Titus 1:1-9. Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face – Psalm 23(24):1-6. Luke 17:1-6.
May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour give you grace and peace
Paul is espousing all the qualities one must have in order to be a follower or disciple of Jesus. It is a tall order, yet one that we must all aspire to. If Titus is to carry out the work of the church in Crete, then he must be without fault. ‘He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered. He must be hospitable and love what is good. He must be self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.’
If we are to spread the Good News, we need all these qualities. Perhaps Paul is really saying that we need to aspire to possessing these qualities. We take the time to review our way of life regularly and ask ourselves the question: ‘How can I be a better person?’ Almost always, we can say that we can.
Let us pray then for God’s grace to accept our faults and failings and for the courage to change the things we can, so that like Titus, we too can make our world a better place.
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