Weekly Justice Challenge 28th Week in Ordinary Time Justice Challenge: The Sunday Gospel describes the wedding banquet to which the groom’s father invited his family and friends. But the invited guests chose not to come. In frustration, the father welcomed people beyond his immediate circle, even reaching out to people on the fringes of society. And they came! Jesus’ message is clear: through him, God has given us a new understanding of who the Chosen People are. They are not only people born into the Jewish community. The chosen people include anyone who says yes to God’s call. Your challenge this week is to look at someone who is not Catholic, a person you don’t know very well. It might be someone you pass on the street or in the grocery store, perhaps a person whom you consider different or wrong, scary or mean. Can you view the person through God’s eyes, seeing them as part of God’s chosen people? Can you name one way in which the person has said yes to God? In the coming week, commit yourself to a change of attitude or heart about this person. Holy Family Ministry Connection: What or who do you see when you walk by a person dining alone in a restaurant? Do you see the face of Jesus? When you see a person walking down the street, carrying what may very well be their worldly possessions; do you see the face of Jesus? Do you see them the way that God sees them; as one of his chosen people? We are all created in the image and likeness of God! Pause and think about that for a moment. You, a middle class person with 2 or more cars in the garage of a nice home; you, a working class person who has a job to go to each day; you, a stay at home mother, caring for her family and home – all of you are made in the image of God! The homeless person, whose clothes are tattered and worn, the family in line at Loaves and Fishes waiting for what may be their only meal of the day, the recently unemployed person who needs help from the St. Vincent DePaul Society and the Fondy Food Pantry – all of them are also created in the image of God! We are ALL God’s chosen people. This week say hello to someone who is dining or shopping alone, or is alone in the pew near you in church. Make yourself the face of Christ to them by being a bright spot in their day! Offer a couple of hours to help feed the hungry at Loaves and Fishes. Donate a bag of groceries to the Fondy Food Pantry. As the weather grows cold, remembering that there are those who don’t have a warm place to sleep at night, support the local warming shelter. And at the end of the day, thank God for your many blessings and for the ability to see Christ in everyone and then help your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ with an extra prayer for them.
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