Message:

Saint Augustine once tried to uphold the freedom of choice of the human will; but the grace of God had the upper hand.  The Apostle Paul stated the most obvious truth, when he said: "What have you got that you did not first receive?  If you have received all this, why glory in it as if you had not been given it?"

Prayer:

I thank you,  Lord, my joy and my glory, my hope and my God.  I thank you for your gifts to me.  Keep them unharmed for me: they will be the making of me, and I shall be with you for my being is your gift.

Amen