Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

My Companions pray with me: We have busy lives, Lord, but we praise You and seek to show Your glory by living with good news and joy! We wish to show our love in all we say and do. Forgive our forgetfulness, Lord. Help us to acknowledge our failure to re-member You in our lives. And help us know Your mercy and work for justice. Thank You for all Your gift of life and the promise of eternal life. Please grant all we need this week. Especially bring comfort, hope, and renewed health to those on our sick list.

Companion Events: Birthdays Margaret Lay (9/19), Al Sheive (9/20), Fr. Eustace Sequeira (9/20), Sophie Schnitzer (9/20).  Anniversary: Evelyn and Jim Green (9/816/??), Chris and Don Lay (9/20/1980). In memoriam: Willalee Haris (9/19/2009).

Keeping In-touch:  We had some cool, wet days last week but I still played tennis. We enjoyed playing with Nathan and having time at home. We were pleased by our quick visit with nephew Adam Olson and his friend, Travis, on their rest-stop before they continued to "Sin-City" and "The Granola State." (Las Vegas and California). The leaves have begun to turn bright colors and we have already seen snow...

Decision Point: Your Choices Matter
     We may have many more years than the young people that Matthew Kelly addresses here, but our choices still impact our lives and the lives of those around us.

The Readings: Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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

My comments and an invitation for your comments: 
I appreciate the first line of the O.T. reading, "Seek the Lord where He may be found," as I reflect on this Sunday's Gospel. Many of us read this parable of the workers in the vineyard and claim, "That's not fair!" We've been "walking with the Lord" all (or most) of our lives and we don't think it's fair that "new workers" should receive the same "pay."
If we "Seek the Lord where He may be found," we will know the glory of the Lord in our work. Our pay is not "the prosperity gospel," but our reward is our walk with the Lord and our expectation of full life with Him. Even when our work/walk is difficult, long and/or filled with suffering, we can live with joy because Emanuel: God is with us! We don't work for pay but enjoy the gracious status of sons and daughters of God.

Comments, Reflections, Insights...