Saturday, January 2



Acts 16:13-15
On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. 
We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there.  One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth.  She was a worshiper of God.  The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.  When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home.  “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.”  And she persuaded us.



Reflection
We never know who will be open to receiving God’s love and grace.  Nor do we know where that openness will take us.  In the case of Lydia, she invited her entire household to hear the gospel and, in the process, planted the church in Philippi.

Who has God already placed in your path who is open to receiving God’s love and grace through you?  What actions will you take to look for and grow these relationships?