As I’ve said before in this blog, I have been blessed, or entrusted, with much. As I reflected on this again today, I reminded myself that I am entrusted with a loving wife, children and grandchild. I am blessed with still having my mother around to give me that special “nudge” or advice that no one else can provide and to pray for me. I am entrusted with some tangible things such as our home, and a comfortable life-style. I am entrusted with my work and the services I provide to my customers and employees. I am certainly entrusted with my faith, my parish (or in my case, parishes), my responsibility as a Eucharistic minister, and even in writing this meditation. I have been entrusted with much.
And with this comes a set of obligations that I am required to do. I am required to love and care for my wife for as long as we live. I am required to care for my children, grandchildren, customers, employees and those I serve in the Church. Much has been given. Therefore, much is required.
It is said that God will never give us more than we can handle. I must say that God thinks a lot more of my abilities than I do—there are a lot of days that I am so overwhelmed I don’t know which way to go next. But I think what keeps me going and gives me motivation to keep moving forward is to remind myself that I have been given much and to ask, “Am I doing all I must to meet the requirements for all I have been given, as my Lord God says I must do in today's gospel?”
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