The Strength to live by the Gospel
Saturday, 31st week in Ordinary Time
Rom 16:3-9,16,22-27; Lk 16: 9-15
To live a life that is pleasing to God, a life that holds the place of God over and above anything else, a life that considers nothing other than God an absolute...it is not a simple task. It requires a concentration on only things that belong to God, a commitment to causes that reflect the mind of God and choice for God against every thing else. St Paul says today in the first reading that such a choice or such a life cannot be lived all on my own strength. It is the Lord who gives me the strength to live by the Gospel. It is only with that strength can we say those words of Paul, for me to live is Christ and to die is a gain (Phil 1:21).