27th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Our readings for 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time are:

1. Isaiah 5: 1-7
2. Psalms 80: 9, 12, 13-14, 15-16, 19-20
3. Philippians 4: 6-9
4. Matthew 21: 33-43

• We are a cultivated people
• What do you think are God's expectations of you?
• Looking at your life, what gifts has God given you in terms of passion, skill, opportunities?
• How are you doing with all of that?
• How do you know how you are doing?

• The "why" of it all
• Have you ever felt as though God got distracted, and forgot about you?
• Why do you think that happened?
• Does God ever let anything go to waste in our lives?
• Where might God be leading you through that time of trouble?

• Mental hygiene
• When does a legitimate concern of ours become an obsession?
• Once you pray about something, how/when does peace come to you?
• Don't you just hate it when you are really concerned about something, and someone else says to you "just let it go"?
• Do you think that "let go and let God" is a useful motto, or just another form of hakuna matata?

• The fruit of God's laborr
• What would you say have been the results of your life up until now.
• Would you say that God is pleased with all of that, or do you sometimes wonder?
• Do you think that we ever get any sort of a progress report on our lives before judgment day?

Preparation for Reconciliation:

1. What are the graces that God has given me in my life?  How am I using them for His kingdom?
2. Do I know what it is that God is looking for from my life?
3. How am I fortifying my heart from the evil that I am exposed to?
4. Where is my life taking me?

Shalom!