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Indeed the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

—Hebrews 4:12 (NRSV)

“When [St. Antony] and his little sister were left completely on their own after their parents died (Antony was around eighteen years old), he took good care of his house and his sister. Before six months had passed, though, he was on his way to church one day when he thought about how the apostles had rejected everything to follow the Savior. He thought about how the early Christians had sold their possessions and laid the proceeds at the apostles’ feet to distribute to the needy. What great hope was stored up for those people in heaven! As he was thinking about these things, Antony entered the church [and] he heard this Gospel being read: “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me” (Matt. 19:21). When he heard this, Antony applied the Lord’s commandment to himself, believing that because of divine inspiration he had first remembered the incident and that this Scripture was being read aloud for his sake. He immediately went home and sold the possessions he owned.” —St. Athanasius

Show me, Holy Spirit, in some small way, how to apply your Holy Scriptures to my life.