Luke 17: 11-19 Naaman the Syrian and the Samaritan were both lepers, healed by the power of God even though they were foreigners. But their response of gratitude was more important than their nationalities or their disease. Gratitude is the foundation of stewardship. Our thankfulness to God for our life and our spiritual healing through […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection for the Week of Oct. 3, 2010
Luke 17: 5-10 The challenge to us, to say when we’ve finished all our tasks, “We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do,” is not something we welcome. We’re likely to feel resentful that we don’t see an immediate reward. But we’re created by God and we have our fullest […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection for the Week of Sept. 26, 2010
Luke 16:19-31 In Jesus’ Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, the Rich Man (“Dives”) suffers after death, while poor Lazarus has consolation. The parable indicates that Dives never harmed Lazarus, but he never did anything to help him either, although Lazarus would gladly have eaten Dives’ table scraps. Dives’ sin was that of omission, […]
