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1-3 Gospel Meditations
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Reflection 11.15.2o
Meditation: Think of talents as everything that we’ve received from God – life, breath, being, and powers. Because they come from God, they are meant to become gifts. If you cling to them, in the manner of the third servant, they don’t grow. In fact, they wither away. (Bishop Barron, p. 145, The Word on Fire Bible, The Gospels)
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Reflection 11.22.20Meditation: There is something awful about the specificity of these demands. This is not love in the abstract, have affection for “humanity.” It is caring for that person who is homeless, for the ill person, for that person who is in prison. We do not take our money, our social status, or our worldly power into the next world, but we do take the quality of our love. You might consider examining conscience at the end of each day and using it as your criterion for this passage. Perhaps put it on your wall or post it next to your bed so that you see it before you go to sleep. ( Bishop Barron, p. 146, The Word on Fire Bible, The Gospels)
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reflection 11.29.2020Meditation: Our Savior gave this warning when he was leaving this world – leaving it, that is, as far as his visible presence is concerned. He looked forward to the many hundred years which were to pass before he came again. He knew his own purpose and his Father’s purpose gradually to leave the world to itself, gradually to withdraw from it the tokens of his gracious presence…In this text, he mercifully whispers into our ears, not to trust in what we see, not to share in the general unbelief [around us], not to be carried away by the world, but to “beware and keep alert,” and look out for his coming. (St. John Henry Newman [1801-1890] Parochial Sermons, quoted p. 252, The Word on Fire Bible, The Gospels)
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Gospel 11.15.20
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Questions for Action⎯ Are we using our talents well? (Do we understand that our talents are gifts from God?)
⎯ How generous are we in sharing our gifts with others?
⎯ What can we do to encourage those in our lives to use their gifts? -
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Gospel 11.22.20
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questions for action
- Do we treat people who look different than us, as we would Christ?
- Is there some specific service we can do this week for someone in our life?
- What can we do to live out our faith through service?
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Gospel 11.29.20
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questions for action
- What can we do to increase our awareness of God’s action in our lives?
- How can we become an advocate for justice for all people in our community?
- What spiritual or corporal work of mercy can we practice this week to help prepare us to celebrate Christmas?
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Sunday, November 29