Ordinary Time 
Pause
Vocation is, you could say, whatās left when all the games have stopped. Itās that elusive residue that we are here to discover, and to help one another discover.
Rowan Williams in A Ray of Darkness: Sermons and Reflections (1995)
Listen
Certainly the body isnāt one part but many.Ā If the foot says, āIām not part of the body because Iām not a hand,ā does that mean itās not part of the body?Ā If the ear says, āIām not part of the body because Iām not an eye,ā does that mean itās not part of the body?Ā If the whole body were an eye, what would happen to the hearing? And if the whole body were an ear, what would happen to the sense of smell?
1 Corinthians 12:14-17
Think
Some of my friends are very much like me. We like the same things, we listen to the same music, we read the same books. I also have friends who are almost the opposite of me. We donāt like the same books, we donāt like the same movies, we canāt stand one anotherās playlists. It might seem like Iād be better friends with the people who are most like me, but I donāt think thatās always true. There are times when we need people to be like us and there are times when we need people to complete or complement us.
God gives us friends and companions who, because they are so unlike us, can help us see things differently and, therefore, more fully. Just like our bodies need eyes to see and ears to hear, the Body of Christ needs us to bring our unique perspectives and preferences in order to manifest the rich diversity of the people of God.
Columba Maynus
Pray
Loving God, I give you thanks for creating humanity with such diversity. Help me to see how the gifts and perspectives of others make the world a better, more just place. Amen.
Go
Go, a disciple, called and sent.
Go, a disciple, equipped for justice.
Go, a disciple blessed
in the strong name of God:
one holy and undivided Trinity.
Amen.
