Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great
Colossians 1:9-14
Psalm 98:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6
Luke 5:1-11
All of us have been gifted special talents by God, and most people try to develop those talents as a means of earning a living and to help others. We see that with the fishermen in the gospel. Simon and the disciples had been up all night "working hard" as Simon Peter stated, trying to catch some fish, but to no avail! Then Christ asked Simon to lower the nets in a certain spot and they caught so many fish that the nets were breaking.(see Luke 5:1-11)
"The wisdom of this world is foolishness in the eyes of God!" (see: 1 Cor. 3:18-23) This is reinforced in Psalm 24: "To the Lord belongs the earth and all that fills it."
We do not own our talents. We are merely, but importantly, stewards of our body. We can do nothing of lasting value ourselves, but oh so much more if we work to develop our talents and let God work through us for the betterment of the Kingdom! It requires an ongoing, day- to- day commitment, based on a strong faith! (Faith is the key element here!)
Only then can things happen that are of a lasting value.
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