St. Peter Claver, priest

Therefore, if food causes my brother to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause my brother to sin.
—1 Corinthians 8:13

The eating-meat-sacrificed-to-idols issue doesn’t come up much these days. But there are other ways we help build up or tear down our neighbors by our choices. A rehab counselor was challenged by a client, “If you stop drinking, I will.” The counselor agreed to share the struggle. An overweight husband begged his wife not to simply feed him carrot sticks, but to join him in a healthier lifestyle. Friends stop smoking together. Whole offices give up swearing. Help me be better by your example!

1 Corinthians 8:1b–7, 11–13
Psalm 139
Luke 6:27–38