WEDNESDAY OF THE 29th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME OF THE YEAR (II)
Mystery of the day: Glorious
Table of the Word: Ephesians 3:2-12; Luke 12:39-48.
"Every one to whom much is given, of him will much be required; and of him to whom men commit much they will demand the more." (Luke 12:48)
Theme: Responsibilty and commitment.
Reflection for the day:
Every responsibility goes with commitment. As responsibility is seen in the light of having "the ability to respond" to every commitment or task given.
As Christians, we are stewards of God's grace and mercy as St. Paul was. We are obliged to live this stewardship out in thoughts, words and action devoid of envy, hatred and dissension in our families, worshiping community and the society at large.
This expectation is founded in the words of our Lord in the gospel pericope of today according to Evangelist Luke:
"Every one to whom much is given, of him will much be required; and of him to whom men commit much they will demand the more." (Luke 12:48)
As stewards of God's creation, we are committed to preserve and promote these beautiful gifts of God to humanity.
Sadly, the reverse is the case, as the earth has been polluted, vegetation degraded, our sea lives destroyed, in fact the entire creation has been raped of its originality by man out of negligence and irresponsibility.
It is on this note, that Christ brings to our consciousness our responsibility to the care of our environment, people under our charge, and the creation at large.
Beloved in Christ, let us be conscious of the fact that we are obliged to be prudent in handling what is being entrusted to our care, whether human or other creation for we are only stewrds and not creators. Though some received in small measure, while others in large extent, above all no matter how large or small our coast may be, we are to be responsible; for on the last day we will be questioned. What then will be your answer? Peace, be with you!
Let us pray
Almighty and eternal God, we thank You for the gift of creation. We are sorry for the many times we must have degraded creation or abusing responsibility entrusted to us through our negligence. We pray therefore for the grace to be responsible stewards in utilizing the beauty of it. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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