Today’s readings draw our hearts to the nature of true worship and the knowledge of God. Justin Martyr boldly proclaims that the Gentiles, though once idolaters, now rejoice with God's people and even exceed them in faithfulness through Christ, the true fulfillment of Moses and the prophets. Augustine, in a moment of introspection, wrestles with why he confesses publicly, affirming that only God truly knows the heart and that confession stirs others to hope, not despair. And Aquinas answers a question that still lingers in some corners of spiritual speculation: Are the heavenly lights alive? His answer is clear—no, they are not living beings, but instruments of divine order, moved not by life but by God’s design. Together, these voices call us away from superstition and performance, and into a faith that is both rational and relational—rooted in truth, shaped by confession, and grounded in God's sovereign grace.

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