Stewardship--Time, Talent and Treasure--honed into Wisdom which is under Talent: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Listen to the homily here.

Notes:

Rake-A-Thon

·     What a powerful service to those who asked for some help

·     Weather

·     Worked for them

Stewardship

·     Time, talent and treasure

Wisdom

·     Wisdom = the soundness of an action or decision with regard to the application of experience, knowledge, and good judgment.

Each of you probably have some wisdom

·     For instance

o   You parents have grown with wisdom: raising up your children

§  Crazy times, then learning how to do it better and better with an art, not a science

o   Or wisdom with your job: teachers, carpenters, mechanics, sports

And here is a good question today as we are in God’s house

·     How do we grow in wisdom within our life with faith?

o   Think, think, think! Winnie the Poo

·     Our first reading is from the book of Wisdom

o   “I prayed, and prudence was given me;
I pleaded, and the spirit of wisdom came to me.”

·     Proverbs 9:10: “The beginning of wisdomis the fear of the LORD, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”

o   We must grow with wisdom as God is the most truth in our universe

·     Pray, read, think

In our second reading in Hebrews: 

·     “Indeed the word of God is living and effective,
sharper than any two-edged sword,
penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow,
and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart.”

·     One way to grow with wisdom is to listen and read the Scriptures as this library truly has the most powerful wisdom

Finally, when we go to Mass, don’t be passive, be active!  Our goal at Mass is to receive Jesus’ Body and Blood, to listen to the scriptures and to take a nugget to bring into your prayer to learn and grow