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Theo Tigno•
10/23/2007 10:51 pm
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Wednesday, October 24th 2007 |
Luke 12:39-48
Jesus said to his disciples: "Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come."
Then Peter said, "Lord, is this parable meant for us or for everyone?" And the Lord replied, "Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the master will put in charge of his servants to distribute the food allowance at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master on arrival finds doing so. Truly, I say to you, he will put him in charge of all his property. But if that servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, to eat and drink and get drunk, then that servant's master will come on an unexpected day and at an unknown hour and will punish the servant severely and assign him a place with the unfaithful. That servant who knew his master's will but did not make preparations nor act in accord with his will shall be beaten severely; and the servant who was ignorant of his master's will but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating shall be beaten only lightly. Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more."
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for an end to the fires in Southern California.
What has God entrusted to you? What responsibilities have you been given? A family? A good job? Friends?
As I look at my own life, am I a good steward of the gifts that I have been given? Do I tithe? Do I use my legs to visit the sick? Do I use my time to listen to the poor?
Today I was walking to church and it struck me: there are a lot of people around me who are in need. I wanted to turn from it, but as I was walking, I realized that this was an opportunity entrusted to me by God. It was an opportunity to spread the faith through sharing Christ's love. If I have been given The Eucharist, The Sacraments, Scripture and The Holy Spirit, I have been given a lot of responsibility. It's a responsibility that is not isolated to myself but to all those in my life.
How am I using what is entrusted to me today? Praise God for His abundant blessings! Take care and God Bless.
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