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You'll find two quotes below—one from an emperor who ruled from 161-180AD over the last years of the Pax Romana, a period of relative peace and stability in the Roman empire, the other from a contemporary Black woman writer who offers a liturgy, a set of questions and prayers to guide the work of the people in worship, to hundreds of thousands of followers on instagram each week.
"We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears grapes season after season without thinking of the grapes it has borne."
—Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome
Those who believe love is a scarcity are less likely to give it away freely.”
These two people have had very different experiences of life, power, and privilege. Where does that difference show itself here? What resonances are there between their voices? Which speaks to you in your own discernment about what it means to have enough or more than enough? How would you respond to each of them if you were having coffee with either Marcus Aurelius or Cole Arthur Riley today?
More than Enough: Daily Devotionals by Email
Today-October 29, 2023
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