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WEEKLY MEDITATION
WEEKLY MEDITATION
WHAT HAVE YOU LOST?
Have you ever lost something that is very precious to you?
St. Luke gives us two parables that Jesus told about two people who had this experience.
They are the parables of ‘The Lost Sheep’ (Luke 15: 1-
(Luke 15: 8-
The sheep for the shepherd represented his way of making a living while the coin the
woman lost was probably part of a headdress that would have been her dowry and vital to
her marriage prospects.
For the shepherd and the woman it was vital that what they had lost would be found!
When they were, how they rejoiced!
How important is the church to you and me? They say that we don’t miss things until
they are no longer there. Would this be true if our churches closed down?
In small country villages, the church can be the centre of the villagers’ lives. However
there is so much going on around us, that the church is only one thing among many others
that take up much of our time.
Yet for many Christians the church is not just a building but a place of fellowship,
acceptance, sharing of values and ideas with like minded people. It is a place to go where
we help each other to, ‘re-
God wherever we find ourselves and where He leads. It is a place where we find comfort
and support when times are hard. It is a place where we can withdraw for contemplation,
and/or to worship our Lord and God. It is a place where the Family of God meets.
We often have a love hate relationship with our churches but for me and for others
if they were no longer available to us, the loss would be great.
If we feel this way, then we need to reconsider our own parts in keeping our parish
churches open and welcoming.
What sacrifices are we prepared to make?
How valuable our churches are to us, is reflected in our giving; that include time and energy
as well as money.
It doesn’t matter what anyone else does. What is important is what God is asking of each of us as individuals and that is something we all really need to think about..
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GIVING IN GRACE