In the
midst of Jesus’ ministry, even though he is healing everyone in sight he looks
around and it is overwhelming. He sees the struggles of life, of health, of
emotions, of faith and he wonders how are these people going to make it. His
heart goes out to them!
However,
Jesus also sees a great harvest. He sees possibilities; he sees gifts, talents,
abilities. He sees hope and a future but he knows people cannot do it alone the
whole community must work at it. Sometimes we think this passage just
refers to vocations. If we just get enough priests everything will be fine.
Vocations are only a piece of the challenge that Jesus presents to us today.
The challenge is for the whole community to be involved. The whole community needs
to work together to bring in the harvest, not just a so called chosen few.
If the
community does not work together we see the outcome in our first reading by
Hosea, the harvest is lost. The harvest of faith, hope and love is the
responsibility of the community. We are in the journey together and we all have
something to add, to give so that the full rich harvest of God’s presence can
be realized and made present.
Have a
great Tuesday everyone!
Daily
Prayer:
We give you heartfelt thanks, O Loving God, for the rest of the past night and
for the gift of a new day, with all its opportunities of pleasing you. Grant
that as we live the hours of this day we will do so with joy, faith, hope and
love in service of you. So that when evening comes upon us we will again give
thanks to you for your many gifts that enriched us throughout the day. We make
this prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen! (Adapted
from Daybreak prayer of the Eastern Church
A
Runner’s Thoughts: “Every run is a work of art, a drawing on each day's
canvas. Some runs are shouts and some runs are whispers. Some runs are eulogies
and others celebrations. When you're angry, a run can be a sharp slap in the
face. When happy, a run is your song. And when your running progresses enough
to become the chrysalis through which your life is viewed, motivation is almost
beside the point. Rather, it's running that motivates you for everything else
the day holds.” (From the Runner’s World
Daily Kick in the Butt by Dagny Scott Barrios)
And as a
friend and brother in the Passion often says – “So to in the spiritual life!”
Daily
Blessing:
Tuesday greetings and blessings to all! I hope you had a great holiday weekend
and the rain didn’t dampen your fireworks viewing last night. I also hope your
day has gotten off to a good start. I have a busy day ahead and it will begin
with a rainy day as it has been raining off and on all night here in Pelham. I
will be spending most of my day in my new office trying to get a sense of what
needs to be done so that we are ready to begin taping the Sunday Mass again in
September. Much has to be accomplished between now and then and it is my
responsibility to see that it happens.
We are
challenged in the Gospel today to help the harvest master to bring in the great
harvest so my prayer of blessing for you today is that you will be blessed by
God with the energy, enthusiasm, faith, hope and joy to work in the field of
life today and bring the gift of God’s presence to all you meet. My you be
blessed with the courage and strength to share your gift thus make a joyful
noise in life today. Blessings upon all you do, every place you go and upon
everyone you meet! Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul
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