Today's Proclamation

But thanks be to God,

      who always leads us

in triumphal procession in Christ

      and through us spreads everywhere

the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.

      For we are to God

the aroma of Christ

      among those who are being saved

and those who are perishing.

To the one we are the smell of death;

      to the other, the fragrance of life.

And who is equal to such a task?

      Unlike so many, we do not peddle

the Word of God for profit.

On the contrary, in Christ we speak

      before God with sincerity,

like men sent from God.

2 Corinthians 2:14-17 NIV