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Sunday, September 19, 2010

Sirach 6:22-33, 1 Timothy 2:1-2, 4

Sirach 6:22-33
22 For wisdom brings her own honor, she does not reveal herself to everyone. 23 Listen, my son, and receive my teaching, do not re­­ject my counsel. 24 Put her constraints on your feet and her yoke on your neck. 25 Put your shoulder to the burden and bear her yoke; do not rebel against her chains. 26 Come to her with all your soul and with all your strength observe her ways. 27 Pursue her, search for her, she will make herself known to you; when you have her, do not let her go.
28 For, in the end, you will find in her your rest and she will become your joy. 29 Her constraints will strengthen your steps and her collar will be like a glorious garment. 30 Her yoke will become an ornament of gold and her chains like precious girdles of hyacinth blue. 31 You will adorn yourself as with a garment of glory and you will put her on like a crown of jubilation.
32 If you wish, my son, you will be learned; if you pay attention, you will become clever. 33 If you love to listen, you will learn; if you really pay attention, you will become wise.

Beloved I asked You to teach me Your ways and in response You have spoken to me through these verses that are rich in advice.  If I ponder on Your Word it will yield a rich harvest.  The more I heed Your advice and make it the rule of my life, the more will it be conformed to Your Holy Spirit. 
Wisdom in another name for You my Lord - I must clothe myself in You as a garment.  Grant me the gift of listening to You attentively and then obeying with docility.  Practicing all that You teach me.

1 Timoty 2:1-2, 4
• 1 First of all I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions and thanksgiving be made for everyone, 2 for rulers of states and all in authority, that we may enjoy a quiet and peaceful life in godliness and respect. For he wants all to be saved and come to the knowledge of truth

If we make it a practice to pray for governments all over the world and for all in authority instead of grumbling, You will hear and answer and and we will live in greater peace and harmony.
It is hard to pray for the enemies of the Church who raise loud and strident voices against her.  They hate her because she speaks articulately, clearly, boldly and unequivocally on matters concerning faith and moral and they hate her for it.  She will not let them sin with equanimity, she troubles their conscience like a pebble in a shoe and they would like to trample her underfoot to silence her.

Luke 8:8-13
8 The master commended the dishonest steward for his astuteness. For the people of this world are more astute in dealing with their own kind than are the people of light. 9 And so I tell you: use filthy money to make friends for yourselves, so that when it fails, these people may welcome you into the eternal homes.
10 Whoever can be trusted in little things can also be trusted in great ones; whoever is dishonest in slight matters will also be dishonest in greater ones. 11 So if you have not been trust­worthy in handling filthy money, who could ­entrust you with true wealth? 12 And if you have not been trustworthy with things that are not really yours, who will give you the wealth which is your own?
 13 No servant can serve two masters. Either he does not like the one and is fond of the other, or he regards one highly and the other with contempt. You cannot give yourself both to God and to Money.”
Beloved, in this Gospel passage You teach us how to deal with the people of this world and how to handle money.  You want us to be aware and wise to the ways of the worldly so we can use that knowledge to our advantage to further Your Kingdom on earth.

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