Ordinary Time
Life can feel scattered.
When everything else beckons for our attention — schoolwork, jobs, family, sports, and future endeavors — we might push faith aside.
But faith is supposed to be in the center of our lives.
In simple daily tasks — reading the Bible, caring for others, eating together, and praying — we are drawn closer to God and to each other.
Every day, they met together in the temple and ate in their homes. They shared food with gladness and simplicity.
Acts 2:46
Do I know the names of the people I go to church with? Do I know their struggles? Do I love them? In Acts, it says that the believers met together every day. They ate together. They supported each other.
I was a construction laborer in my father’s business starting at the age of nine, and I was a brand-new Christian. I kept a ledger of my income and expenses. For a kid, I had a great deal of discretion over what I did with the money I earned, and because I kept a record, I was able to see what I was spending it on.
I liked supporting missionaries. I wanted other people to hear about God, but I also wanted my money to help other kids have food and clean water. The missionaries used those small amounts of money that I was able to give out of my abundance to help children around the world live. Sharing made me feel good.
Today I ask: do I still have that first-love feeling about sharing with others?
Deborah Guy
Holy God, help me to always live a life of faith. Teach me to share. Amen.
Remember: Faith is the essence of life.