FAITH BOOK

27^th Sunday

Habakkuk 1: 2-3, 2: 2-4; Ps 95; 2 Timothy 1: 6-8, 13-14; Luke 17: 5-10

by Jude Siciliano, OP

From today’s 2^nd Letter to Timothy reading:

“I remind you to stir into flame

the gift of God that you have

through the imposition of hands.”

 Reflection:

Paul was writing to his young disciple Timothy, but whatever our life’s vocation, each of us has been given special charisms, gifts of service, that we are called to exercise – not only in the church, but in the wider world. Like a burning fire those gifts can diminish if not nurtured. So, Paul wants us to tend the flame that burns in us; stir up the ashes, add fuel and fan the flames. We can do that through daily prayer, scripture reading, and at this Eucharistic celebration.

 So, we ask ourselves:

• Do I have regular spiritual practices that form part of my daily life?

• Do I need to revive them or find more appropriate ones for this stage of my life?

Click here for a link to this Sunday’s readings:

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100525.cfm