The Gospel for Sunday

Yesterday (or today for those living in the U.S. and some other places) the Gospel was all about the parable of a rich man giving a feast, and inviting many to attend it (Luke 14:16-24; Matthew 22:14). But those who were initially invited had various reasons for not attending; because of this, he asked his servants to instead to invite the cripple, the lame and the blind. As we go on towards the Nativity of our Lord, we often are called as well. What is the response that we give? Are we so busy with our lives, that we lose our focus on Him? Do we give excuses for not being with Him? Our attitude must be that when Jesus says, "Come, follow Me", we say, "Speak Lord, your servant is listening". We must be attentive--ready to follow Him, just as the Apostles did when He called them and they dropped everything they did to follow Him. For He said that everything He will give if we seek the Kingdom, so we need not worry about our concerns if we are in Him.

So our lives must be one of constant preparation. Our lives should be focused on Him, and that everything that we do we pray to Him and ask for His guidance. Then even if we have other concerns, we constantly remember Him and are always in Him. Then as well we are strong in resisting temptation because we are in Him and He provides the strength to endure all things.