1ST READING
Paul
never holds back from what he wants to say or knows he needs to say to
his communities. This should be true of all good leaders. A good leader
knows when encouragement is needed and, on the other hand, when people
need to be challenged to do better. A leader faces the hard decisions
that need to be made and acted upon.
Romans 15:14-21
14 I myself am convinced about you, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to admonish one another. 15 But I have written to you rather boldly in some respects to remind you, because of the grace given me by God 16 to
be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in performing the
priestly service of the Gospel of God, so that the offering up of the
Gentiles
may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17 In Christ Jesus, then, I have reason to boast in what pertains to God. 18 For
I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has
accomplished through me to lead the Gentiles to obedience by word and
deed, 19 by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum I have finished preaching the gospel of Christ. 20 Thus I aspire to proclaim the Gospel not where Christ has already been named, so that I do not build on another’s foundation, 21 but as it is written: “Those who have never been told of him shall see, and those who have never heard of him shall understand.”
P S A L M
Psalm 98:1, 2-3, 3-4
R: The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.
1 Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done wondrous deeds; His right hand has won victory for him, his holy arm. (R) 2 The Lord has made his salvation known: in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice. 3 He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. (R) All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation by our God.
4 Sing joyfully to the Lord, all you lands; break into song; sing praise. (R)
GOSPEL
One
of the things we need to stamp out of the political system is
corruption. The misuse of public funds is a serious sin as it is a form
of theft and will affect and damage the poorest people in the community.
Much taxation is spent on providing social services to those who cannot
afford many of the basic necessities in life. If the money is not going
to the right places, then it is the poor who suffer the most.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Whoever keeps the word of Christ, the love of God is truly perfected in him.
Luke 16:1-8
1 Jesus said to his disciples, “A rich man had a steward who was reported to him for squandering his property. 2 He
summoned him and said, ‘What is this I hear about you? Prepare a full
account of your stewardship, because you can no longer be my steward.’ 3 The
steward said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking
the position of steward away from me? I am not strong enough to dig and
I am ashamed to beg. 4 I know what I shall do so that, when I am removed from the stewardship, they may welcome me into their homes.’ 5 He called in his master’s debtors one by one. To the first he said, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ 6 He replied, ‘One hundred measures of olive oil.’ He said to him, ‘Here is your promissory note. Sit down and quickly write one for fifty.’ 7 Then to another he said, ‘And you, how much do you owe?’
He replied, ‘One hundred measures of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Here is your promissory note; write one for eighty.’ 8 And
the master commended that dishonest steward for acting prudently. For
the children of this world are more prudent in dealing with their own
generation than the children of light.”
think: A good leader knows when to encourage his people and when to challenge them to do better.
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Psalm 26-30
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