Sunday, May 27, 2012

5/29/2012 – Tuesday of 8th week of ordinary time – Mark 10:28-30 –


          Today, we hear the famous saying:  Many who were first will be last, and many who were last will be first.  There was a lovely lady at St Richard who used to drive all of the way from the Carthage area to attend the mass at St Richard in Jackson every Sunday morning at 8:00 am.  She used to sit in the very last row in the church, and would be there at least a half an hour before mass to pray and to prepare.  She quoted this “last will be first” saying from the Bible to back up why she liked to sit at the back of the church. 
            We live in a society today where everyone wants to be number one in the world.  The college I went to gives out way more “A’s” now as grades in classes than when I attended school there.  Everyone wants to be the best, and wants the best in life.  There is nothing wrong in wanting to be the best, but not everyone can be number 1.  Jesus tells us that we need to make sacrifices, and that those sacrifices will be noticed by the Lord.  May we not be afraid to make sacrifices for our faith, may we put our faith in the ways of the Lord and not in the accolades of the world.  It goes against out desire to be number 1, but it will help us to gain grace and wisdom. 
            

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