
Sharing the Word for October 18, 2021 – Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time – Year 1
None of us can represent Christ by ourselves. We need each other. We depend on one another. Each of us is a gift to our fellow believers.
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None of us can represent Christ by ourselves. We need each other. We depend on one another. Each of us is a gift to our fellow believers.

I have been remiss. I have enjoyed second helpings. I have tossed away remains. I have not remembered those who are hungry as I am filled.

Often we keep our faith hidden away, but simply telling of God’s help brings light to the world. Today, don’t hesitate to share the truth of how your faith has guided you.

The relationship between God and Abraham depended on God’s gift. What God offered to Abraham he also offers to us. It is up to us to accept God’s promises in faith.

“Where are you taking us?” This is a refrain often heard on our family vacations from both the kids in the back of the van and even sometimes me from the front seat.

The forgiveness of sins does not come as a result of our efforts, but as a gift of God. We are blessed whose sins the Lord does not record.

As followers of Christ Jesus, we share in his work of salvation. Thank God for the witness of those who have shared the faith with you.

American Exile, a blistering documentary, tells the story of two brothers, Vietnam veterans Manuel and Valente Valenzuela: Mexican by birth, American to their very core.

Meet Blessed Carlo Acutis, a teen who combined devotion to the Eucharist with a passion for computer technology.

Salvation comes to us by the free gift of God which unites us with Christ through acceptance of the gift of his life.