Sunday, October 14, 2018

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Our readings for the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time are:
  1. Isaiah 53: 10-11
  2. Psalms 33: 4-5, 18-19, 20, 22
  3. Hebrews 4: 14-16
  4. Mark 10: 35-45
  • Greatness is in what you give away
    • There was a horrible bumper sticker that enjoyed some popularity.  It read "He who dies with the most toys wins."
    • What do you think Jesus would have to say to that?
    • If that sentiment is not true, write a bumper-sticker worthy statement of your own that is true.
    • Is your bumper-sticker worth copyrighting?
    • Why or why not?
  • No regrets
    • Archbishop Oscar Romero was canonized today, in part for his courage to the point of martyrdom.
    • Do you think that true faith is always going to have its costs?
    • How do you tell when calamities in your life are a result of you following your faith, or other, less noble reasons?
    • How is God kind to us through all of that?
  • Finding grace
    • How would you define grace?
    • How have you been graced in your life?
    • How do we go about receiving grace in our lives?
    • What can we do to be more open to that grace?
    • I remember him when ...
      • It's a common scenario.  Someone you never expected makes it big and all that you can do is to tell your friends "I remember him when he was just a punk ..." hoping that your familiarity with the new celebrity will somehow rub off on you.
      • How would you define or characterize the humility of Jesus?
      • Do you think that Jesus had it easier than we do, or harder, to be that humble?
      • What sort of humility do you think that we are called to?
      • What can we learn from Jesus' humility?
    • Preparation for Reconciliation:
    1. What do I truly desire?  What am I willing to give up for that?
    2. Are there times and places in my life where I have tried to avoid the cost of my faith?
    3. What graces do I most want in my life?
    4. Where am I trying to grab the attention or credit?  Is that of God?

    Shalom!


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