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Those who are defenseless and without recourse to society’s justice seem to count for nothing. In our own nation we can’t help but see individuals who are counted to be of little value. In reality they are our brothers and sisters.
Sometimes we’re so busy and distracted we don’t even notice the people God places in our paths. We miss out on the chance to be his hands and feet in the world.
The apostles were not prominent people. All of them were pretty ordinary. You didn’t have to qualify to approach Jesus. You just had to want to be near him.
Saint Teresa of Calcutta was born in Albania, but is known for her work in India. A member of the Sisters of Loreto, she felt a call to live among the poor. While working with the poorest of the poor in India, she founded the Missionaries of Charity who continue her work.
There are times when compassion takes precedence over legal niceties. Jesus comes down on the side of compassion when he heals a man on the Sabbath. His enemies are left speechless.
Jesus cautions his audience about the cost of discipleship. Jesus will embrace his cross completely, giving his all. We his followers must do the same. Jesus urges us to give our all, carrying our own cross and following after him.
Virtual spaces aren’t always great environments for people of faith, as negativity, consumerism, and bullying cast a dark shadow there. If we choose to we can still spread the gospel and the light of Christ.
When Jesus’ disciples seem to be disregarding the requirements of Sabbath observance by picking and eating grain from the fields the Pharisees protest. Jesus says what his followers are doing is acceptable because he approves of it and he–the Son of man–is Lord of the Sabbath.
St. Francis taught us that the antidote to confusion and paralysis is always a return to simplicity, to what is right in front of us.
You don’t respond to the newness that Jesus is proclaiming by grim dolefulness. Jesus expects his followers to be happy, to be joyful, to be grateful in his company.
