September 11, 2016
Twenty-fourth Sunday
in Ordinary Time
As we read and reflect on the Gospel today, we may be
focusing on the celebration for
the one that was saved. While this is
all well and good, have you ever thought about how hard is for that one to come
back to the fold? Imagine being away
from your faith for many years. Now
imagine how hard it would be to come back.
(What will people say? What
will others think of me? How can I stand
before the faithful and ever feel that I am part of them again?) It took years for St. Augustine to come to
his senses and turn to God, and yet his mother, St. Monica, never gave up in
her prayers for him. St. Augustine is a
great model for us of what it means to be saved, to be lost and then found. Pray that we are welcoming to all of the lost
when they try to come home!
-Deacon Jim
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