19 Oct 2020
The Story of Stuff
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For 19 October 2020, Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, priests, and their Companions, Martyrs, based on Luke 12:13-21
See the video mentioned in the preaching: The Story of Stuff
Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.’ But he said to him, ‘Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?’ And he said to them, ‘Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.’ Then he told them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself, “What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?†Then he said, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.†But God said to him, “You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?†So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich towards God.’
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Francine Schwarzenberger OP
20 October 2020 @ 12:40 am
Thank you, Mary Ellen! A preaching worth reflecting upon often!
Anonymous
20 October 2020 @ 3:17 am
What a wonderful preaching, Mary Ellen! It seems that the more stuff I have, the emptier my heart feels, and unloading unnecessary ‘stuff’ opens my heart to the fullness of God!
Thank you!
Anne Keenan
20 October 2020 @ 4:39 am
Mary Ellen,
Thank you for this preaching! It has motivated me to take inventory !
Anonymous
20 October 2020 @ 4:59 am
Sister Mary Ellen, I very much like your preaching… I’m going to share with my wife …. and loved ones… thank you…