Inspirations at your Fingertips!

Tuesday of week 31 in Ordinary Time Luke 14:15-24 There is a particular task God's wants us to do in this world.  This is unity in diversity.  Unfortunately, we don't give too much understanding on spiritual matters.  We treat as if life is our own. Even with those who don't believe, doing one's task in relation to a greater community is of paramount importance.  Imagine if a member of the community does nothing but wants to receive the gains worked hard by the community; or a member of the family who lazily looked at everyone and still gets his own piece of the pie.  The Lord says in the Gospel, "They shall not have a taste of my dinner." Translated, they shall not have a share of the life I want them to have.  So, let us do the tasks God assigned us to do in ths world.   Do them with diligence, accountability, and faithfulness.  At the end of the day, we are accountable to the Lord for all the things that we do in this world.

God's constant invitation Matthew 19:23-30  We now turn our attention to Gideon on how he would bring Israel to triumph against Midian. He would have the same struggle as Moses; but God would always be consistent. One thing for sure: God always communicates with His people. Secondly, he sends messengers to free His people. Third, the messengers are somehow prepared to receive His call: they are upright persons. But the main fact still remains: God leads his people. The Gospel verifies the dynamics of God's invitation and man's response.  Man's response is always that of questioning or being skeptical; but not at the expense of losing one's faith.  It is this intimate dialogue between God and man - God's consistent and faithful invitation and man's maturing response - makes salvation possible. Make no doubt about it - when God calls us, it's always on the road to salvation.  Accept the invitation.