Feb. 17th

Post date: Feb 18, 2019 5:29:19 PM

February 17, 2019 Homily of Fr. Karl Schray, written by Fr.W.Burghardt

Blessed, fortunate, happy are you who are rich,

rich in money or power, in talent or time,

because you can do so much for the poor,

can lift the yoke of the oppressed.

But blessed only if you have the mind of the poor, the mind of Christ.

Only if you realize that you are stewards,

that whatever you ‘own’ you hold in trust.

Blessed, fortunate, happy are you who are full now,

who are comfortable and well-fed,

because you are strong enough to feed the hungry,

to touch empty stomachs with compassion.

But blessed only if you do not take your food and blessings for granted.

Having received from so many, let us share with others.

Blessed are you who laugh now

because you can bring the joy of Christ to others.

But blessed only if you can laugh at yourselves,

if you don’t take yourselves too seriously.

Only if laughter means that you let go—let go

of all that shackles you to yesterday and to dead hopes,

so, we can reach out to help others.

Blessed are you, because you are free.