iligently, our Lord manifested in his promises and prophecies the way in which we would arrive at our final goal. He promised human beings divinity, mortals immortality, sinners justification, and the poor a rising to glory.

Whatever he promised, he promised to those who were unworthy. Thus, it was not a case of a reward being promised to workers but of grace being given as a gift as its name indicates.

Prayer. Lord, my God, how great you are, and yet you make your home in the humble of heart! It is you who lift up the downtrodden, and you are their grandeur.

From John E. Rotelle, O.S.A., Augustine Day by Day: Minute Meditations for Every Day Taken from the Writings of Saint Augustine. Catholic Book Publishing Co. New York, 1986.

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