Sept. 26, 2010 —Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Amos 6:1, 4-7; Psalm 146; 1 Timothy 6:11-16; Luke 16:19-31 What kind of steward are you? The Gospel reading from Luke 16 really challenges us. Oh, we may try to get around it by maintaining that we aren’t stewards, that we’ve never committed ourselves to the practice […]
Stewardship Reflections on Lectionary Readings – Sept. 19, 2010
Sept. 19, 2010 —Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Amos 8:4-7; Psalm 113; 1 Timothy 2:1-8; Luke 16:1-13 or 16:10-13 Summary. Jesus tells a parable about a man who mismanages his employer’s property and who alters the books so he’ll be supported after his firing. Jesus points out that worldly people are more successful at dishonest […]