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John Rietschlin’s Reflection for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Full .pdf of John’s reflection is located at the end of this post.

As I reflected and prayed with this Sunday’s readings, I was struck by a common thread shared by all three scripture texts. The authors in each of these passages challenge their readers to reflect on their personal assumptions around who might find favour with God. To put it in more modern language, Isaiah, Matthew, and Paul are saying, “Get out of your self-righteous comfort zone!” Let’s look a bit more closely.

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Eleanor Rabnett’s Reflection for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Book of Wisdom reminds us that God is in the process of making all things whole. I recall how last weekend Fr. Robert spoke of how God is gentle, full of love and forgiveness. I am reminded of the potter who continues to spin the wheel, so that the emerging form comes from within the clay itself – with the potter’s hands being there simply to allow form to come into being.”

Paul’s Letter to the Romans speaks to me of our own weaknesses, and how often we might not know how to pray.  When that happens the prayers that we are trying to offer are also offered for us by the Holy Spirit. Bishop Blaise Cupich of Chicago in a 2020 homily stated: “the power of the Spirit is to take what is there and build on it… to bring us together as one body – interdependent on one another, one family.”  Community…

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