Unworthy Servants

^{Luke 17: 7-10}

^{Doing Our Duty} 

7Suppose. one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Will he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come along now and sit down to eat’? ⁸ Won’t he rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink’? ⁹ Will he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do? ¹⁰ So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”

Our tasks never end and little praise or thanks do we get for them.  We have simply done what we had to do, what is expected of us.  We tend to want more than this, but  Jesus reminds us that we are simply "unworthy servants".  May we learn to be content with the privilege or serving God and others as best we can without looking for lavish praise.  As another translation reads, "We are unprofitable servants." To God belongs the glory, not to us.

Bro. Rene

Let us not boast, Lord God, about our accomplishments in your service. What good we have done has been due to your help, grace, and inspiration. Let us be aware of your assistance through fidelity, honesty, courage, and faith. If we are at peace both with ourselves and with others, it is due mainly to your help in keeping us from bitterness, hate, or jealousy. Let our kindness to others reflect your kindness to us. Amen

Rev. Herbert Yost, C.S.C.