The Book of Wisdom tells us that God formed us to be imperishable, but as we get older and get aches and pains, we certainly don't feel imperishable. We need to work through the aches and pains and changes in our life to keep building up what is imperishable: the Kingdom of God.
Do we see the people around us as co-workers in the vineyard of the Lord, or as opponents because they hold different views? Let us ask God to increase our faith, so we can see their goodness.
Fr. Brian Walker, OP breaks open the readings for the Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus tells us, "Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God." Each of us has to find our own way to balance that.
St. Paul speaks of awaiting our savior Jesus Christ, who will bring all things into subjection to himself. Jesus has the power to save us, if we have the faith to trust him.
St. Paul tells us that he is "a slave of Christ Jesus" and is calling others to see that they also belong to Christ. Do we seek to do our own will, or the will of the one to whom we belong?
Large crowds followed Jesus around from town to town. As Christians, we join others in following Christ, and our faith is enhanced by following him together with others.
Fr. Brian Walker, OP breaks open the readings for the Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, reminding us of Jesus' command to work together, always trying to repair our relationships with one another, for the sake of the kingdom.
Jesus told his disciples to stay awake, because they do not know when the Son of Man will come. May we be open and ready to use whatever God has given us in service to the kingdom.
Jesus bid Peter to walk on water amidst the storm, and then caught him when his faith failed. When the storms of life hit us, can we trust God to save us?
