What if God’s invitation is wider than you imagined? In Matthew 22, Jesus describes a wedding feast. Some invited guests refuse to come, so the invitation reaches people on the roads—everyone they can find.
The picture is not of a God trying to keep people out. It is a God who welcomes, calls, and leaves room for a real response.
Grace receives a response
Grace is freely offered, but it is not meant to leave us unchanged. To accept the invitation is to put on a new way of living: humility, mercy, integrity, and love.
You do not earn a place at the table by performing perfectly. You respond by receiving grace and letting it shape you. Today, remember that you are invited—and make room for someone else, too.
Bible source
Read Matthew 22:1–14. Today’s official reading is also listed by Vatican News and the USCCB.
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