Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

My Companions pray with me: We adore You, Lord, and live in wonder of Your glory. We trust in Your mercy as we confess our sin and seek to fully respond to Your offer of new life. Our hearts are filled with gratitude for all Your gifts. And we ask for all we need: especially renewed health for all on our list. Please help us to do what we can to mitigate the suffering in our world but not loose sight of Your will.

Companion Events: Birthdays James Carnegie (8/26), Evan Parise (8/31).  Anniversary: Lindsay and Bill Smith (8/26/78); In memoriam: Mike McClanahan (8/28/2009).

Keeping In-touch:  We enjoyed our week on the Oregon coast visiting lighthouses and watching whales (at least watching the spewing from their blowholes). We learned to play pickle ball and played card games with Connie and Alan. The ocean is filled with power and mystery and we had a grand view from our deck.

The Readings: Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Some Commentary: Fr. John Foley, S. J.

My comments and an invitation for your comments: 
I don't know how I would respond if Jesus called to me, "get behind me Satan," especially when all I wanted to do was to care for him! Oh, how difficult it is for us to see with the eyes of The Lord when we're filled with cares and concerns. We do not want to see our loved ones suffer. We don't want to suffer. And God doesn't want anything but the best for us. But sin has brought suffering into our world and, with Jesus, we must pass through suffering to find the life he won for us.

John