Our Daily Bread: Rom 4:13, 16-18; Luke 12:8-12

Ignatius of Antioch, bishop, martyr
Abraham believed, hoping against hope, that he would become ‘the father of many nations.’

Abraham is the father of many nations as Jews, Christians and Muslims count themselves among his descendants. Why, oh why, can we not behave like brothers and sisters? Let us pray that the children of Abraham may find the path to peace … soon! Lord Jesus, you who came to reveal God’s love for all humankind, help your people find common ground on which all good people can walk together in peace.