Open Our Eyes

 

Interpreting the Times

Luke 12: 54-59

⁵⁴ He said to the crowd: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does. ⁵⁵ And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is. ⁵⁶ Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?

⁵⁷ “Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right? ⁵⁸ As you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, try hard to be reconciled on the way, or your adversary may drag you off to the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. ⁵⁹ I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.”

Sometimes when we are bogged down with our own problems, faced with challenges to ourselves or those we love, or just listen to the daily news, we an become overwhelmed.  Where are we going?  It wasn't  always like this.  Remember when... Discouragement overpowers us.  Jesus challenges us to judge for ourselves what is right. If the signs of the times are so bad, then what can we do to rectify the situation, even in the smallest way?

Today a dozen Central Catholic students are going to help feed breakfast and lunch to some of Lawrence's poor...a help to both, as the poor will be fed and the students will learn what it means to be as blessed as they are and how they can help those in need.

We celebrate Pope St. John Paul II today, a man who spent his life to bring life to others, traveling the globe and teaching profusely how to follow Jesus and make his message known and lived.  We are not Pope John Paul, but we can in our little corners show people how even in little ways, they can find life, hope and love...even if it's in the form of a sandwich!

Bro Rene