“Everyone can be great… because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” (Rev. Doctor Martin Luther King)

God’s Word today encourages us to be witnesses to God’s presence in our world in expressing our Faith by word and example. In the Gospel, Jesus encourages his disciples, and us, with these words: “Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.” (Matthew 5:16) In the First Reading from the Prophet Isaiah, we are encouraged to do this with concrete actions on behalf of those who are struggling in life.

In the Second reading from Saint Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians, we are encouraged to recognize that Jesus will work through us with both our weaknesses and our strengths.

My experience at Saint Mary’s is that it is a community that strives to be a “light for the world,” proclaiming God’s presence in our world. Let us give thanks for the grace he gives us to be a community of Faith in word and deed. Let us also renew our commitment to serve in prayer, word, and deed.

Thank you. Fr. Jack

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