8.17.12 Lectio: Ez 18.1-10,13b,30-32 Meditatio: "For I do not desire the death of one who dies, says the Lord God. So return and live.” Ez 18.32 Oratio: " O God, You are kind and merciful. I remember Your prophet, Ezekiel, proclaimed that the sin of one’s father is not imputed to his children and He wants all sinners to repent so as to be with Him and live forever. Grant that all may come to know You and love You and repent of ever having offended You. I ask these and all things through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Contemplatio: Keep silence and remain in recollection for a few minutes. Operatio: reflect on "return and live” ; repent; turn back from sin and to the good; reform one’s life; in prayer thank God for is willingness to forgive us so that our natural death will not be the end but a beginning with Him forever. Tomorrow's reading: Prv 9.1-6