Sunday Reflections

First Reading:             Jeremiah 17:5-8
Second Reading:       1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20
Gospel:                      Luke 6.17, 20-26 – Blessings and Woes

Blessed is the One Who Trusts

In the first reading this Sunday we learn all about the importance of trust. The Lord says to the prophet Jeremiah, “Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord … That person shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green.” Let us take some time to reflect on the role of trust in our lives as stewards.

Being a steward involves the total gift of our time and talents to our parish community for the good of the Church. However, despite all our good deeds, we may not always see the fruit of our labours. The parish vitality may still seem bleak or people may still seem to lack interior conversion. However, this is where the need for trust comes in.

We must trust that God will surely bless our stewardship and bring about great graces, even though we do not see them. Whenever we begin to lose hope because of the slow progress in our ministry, we can look to our own lives for reassurance. We ourselves probably didn’t have a conversion experience the first time we heard the Gospel. All of those moments were instead slow and gradual movements the Lord used to bring us to where we are now. Let us trust that God is silently doing great things through the gift of ourselves and strive to work ever more ardently.

Summary

Being a steward involves the total gift of our time and talents to our parish community for the good of the Church. However, despite all our good deeds, we may at times be discouraged when the fruits of our labour are not visible. Let us trust that God is silently doing great things through the gift of ourselves and strive to work ever more ardently.

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