Sunday Reflection (September 24, 2023)
If you reflect upon the abundance of the good favor with which you have been blessed, it is probably more than you realize. The landowner in a parable of Matthew (20:1-6) had abundance and he shared it so that every one of the day laborers received what they needed. No doubt, no one went home that night hungry. Greed blinds us to the real needs of others and causes us to overlook our own abundance.
Nevertheless, may we share God’s gifts and abundance with others. Part of the joy of knowing God as revealed through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit is this: God is merciful! Yes, God’s “not fair,” but God is generous! I for one am glad, after all, where would we be without God’s generous extension of grace, kindness, and mercy? Jesus challenges us to see and act in the world with God’s generosity. What’s our response? What’s your response? What’s my response?
