Reflections on 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C:
The readings today raise some interesting questions for us to consider:
- Is God a friend or merely an acquaintance?
- What place does prayer have in my life?
- Where does prayer lead me in my life?
- What does it mean to trust in God’s Justice?
- What is my relationship to God, what could it be?
Today’s readings focus on the importance of being connected to God. This is a day and age when we have a new sense of the importance of being connected with others. The story of how Abraham was able to bargin with God would indicate that Abraham felt respectfully close to God. Abraham knew that God is a God of justice, mercy and love, and Abraham in return had a profound respect and love for God. This reading shows that God is relational and intimate. In the Gospel, Jesus invites us to persevere in prayer from the heart. Our prayer seeks to discover the will of God in our lives and gives us the grace to serve others with joy.
In the Our Father we ask for daily bread, for food that sustains us, and for forgiveness. Faithful people of prayer are people who find new life in God. People of prayer and faith are awed and fully aware of the power of prayer.
God wishes to help us and He will.
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Reflections on 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C:
The readings today raise some interesting questions for us to consider:
Today’s readings focus on the importance of being connected to God. This is a day and age when we have a new sense of the importance of being connected with others. The story of how Abraham was able to bargin with God would indicate that Abraham felt respectfully close to God. Abraham knew that God is a God of justice, mercy and love, and Abraham in return had a profound respect and love for God. This reading shows that God is relational and intimate. In the Gospel, Jesus invites us to persevere in prayer from the heart. Our prayer seeks to discover the will of God in our lives and gives us the grace to serve others with joy.
In the Our Father we ask for daily bread, for food that sustains us, and for forgiveness. Faithful people of prayer are people who find new life in God. People of prayer and faith are awed and fully aware of the power of prayer.
God wishes to help us and He will.