Week 4 - Monday

Bible Passage

1 Timothy 6:7

For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

Commentary

Abba Macarius and the Thief

While in Egypt, Abba Macarius discovered a man with a beast of burden stealing his possessions. Approaching the thief as if he were a stranger, Macarius assisted him in loading the animal. He then saw him off with great peace of soul, saying, "We have brought nothing into this world, and we cannot take anything out of the world" (1 Timothy 6:7). "The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord" (Job 1:21).