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Key Bible Verse: For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen (1 John 4:20).
Bonus Reading:1 John 4:16-21

The Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov spent a summer in the 1940s in Alta, Utah. Nabokov collected butterflies. Other than writing, butterflies were his passion. He was absolutely driven in his quest to add to his collection of different species. Nabokov was passionate about assembling the finest collection of butterflies that the world had ever known. So great was his passion, he would be out in the fields at dawn and not return until evening.

One night at dinner, he commented that he had spent the day at Bear Gulch. He had made some tremendous finds. But throughout the day he kept hearing a horrible groaning coming out of the gulch.

His friend asked him, "Did you go and check out what it was?"

"No," replied Nabokov, "I have never seen such butterflies. I couldn't be distracted from my task."

The next day, the body of an old prospector was found in the canyon, just yards from where Nabokov had been throughout the day.

—Steve Farrar in Spiritual Survival During the Y2K Crisis

Father, help me to reflect Your deep compassion to the needy people I encounter.

Adapted from: Spiritual Survival During the Y2K Crisis (Nelson, 1999)

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Prayer for the Week

Father, help me to reflect Your deep compassion to the needy people I encounter.

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