Happenings (page 22)

We are called to respond with the same graciousness and generosity as the Giver of all gifts.

Being a servant is not a role as much as it is an attitude. Being a servant is not about groveling at the feet of the Master. Much more, it is an attitude of the heart. Jesus was calling us to a state of being, not a role in society.

Wealth is not what we own. Wealth is what owns us.

It is when people are most broken that we, the Church, need to be most welcoming.  

What Jesus is calling us to do is to root out sin in our lives at its very core. He is calling us to more than a recitation of a grocery list of sins in a confessional. He is calling us to a deep introspection of why we do the things we do.

I don’t know who “the least one” is for you. I just need to know who it is for me. This Gospel calls us all to take a hard look at ourselves.

Look into the heart of the cross you bear and see the love at its core. See the abundance, not the lack. See the blessing, not the pain. Immerse yourself in love, and the cross loses its power.