The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Tuesday in the Eighth Week of Ordinary Time, Year I, 30 May 2023 Sirach 35:1-12 ><]]]]'> + ><]]]]'> + ><]]]]'> Mark 10:28-31
Why give at all, Lord? Today you answer this "frequently asked question" of so many people especially Christians: why should I give?
Appear not before the Lord empty-handed, for all that you offer is in fulfillment of the precepts. The just one’s offering enriches the altar and rises as a sweet odor before the Most High. The just one’s sacrifice is most pleasing nor will it ever be forgotten.
Sirach 35:4-6
There are so many reasons why we should give but in the wise words by Ben Sirach today, one clear reason why we should give is because everything is yours, O God; we own nothing at all! Whatever we have is yours and the more we give, the more we share, the more you bless us!
Teach us, O God, not to be selfish, to be open, to be generous for we are mere channels of your blessings and grace; forgive us, Jesus, when we are like the rich man who asked you about gaining eternal life but unwilling to give up his possession to share with others or like Simon Peter counting whatever we have given and shared, most especially what we have given up for you as if everything we have is totally ours, that we owe no one except ourselves in having them without realizing we are your mere stewards of whatever we have; so often, we fail to realize the simple truth that when everyone gives, everyone receives. That is why we must give. Amen.
