"Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have; God is pleased by sacrifices of that kind" Hebrews 13:16
This instruction, and the verses before it (Hebrews 13:1-16) speaks of how we are to live always, but most poignantly, how we are to live in these times of extreme fear and insecurity. Where can we find God in the financial crisis, rising unemployment, lengthening soup lines? It is not necessary to list each point of imbalance which threatens to topple our fragile security, the news media holds it up to us in 200 point typefaces. But once again, we turn and see, God is in the relationship. How we interact with one another. Are we generous of heart, of time, of compassion? We all have something we can share. Do we see we are in this together as one body? How can our priorities remain in grasping what remains of material riches when we know all too well how quickly those evaporate...quite literally overnight?
Strengthen your resolve and see that you are still standing, a little worn, a little weary, but solidly, and reach out to steady the gait of friend or a stranger who needs you today.
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Hi Alan and Margaret, thank you for visiting our community blog. I read your posts and wondered what the relation was to the story about Jesus being the same yesterday today and forever, and then I realized you were using the blog to comment on Fr. Joel's letter to the parish from a few weeks back, an edited piece of which still remains on the parish website home page. In order for this blog to stay on topic, we only allow posts that relate to the topics posted. Thanks!
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