Thought for Friday November 6

The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
break into song; sing praise.
The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.

Luke 16: 1 – 8 Prepare a full account of your stewardship,

If God asks me for an account of my stewardship, what will I tell him? What am I a steward of?

Action: Take responsibility for something at work or in your community that everyone else is ignoring.

Thought for Thursday November 5

I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
One thing I ask of the LORD;
this I seek:
To dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
That I may gaze on the loveliness of the LORD
and contemplate his temple.
I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.

Luke 15: 1 – 10 So Jesus addressed this parable to them. “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it?

Would I leave the 99 and go after the one? Does this sound like a good business decision?

Action: Work on a lost cause.

Thought for Wednesday November 4

Blessed the man who is gracious and lends to those in need.
He dawns through the darkness, a light for the upright;
he is gracious and merciful and just.
Well for the man who is gracious and lends,
who conducts his affairs with justice.
Blessed the man who is gracious and lends to those in need.

Luke 14: 25 – 33 “Which of you wishing to construct a tower does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if there is enough for its completion? … In the same way, everyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.”

Do these two sentences really belong together? Is renouncing all of my possessions the cost of discipleship?

Action: Let go of your attachment to one of your possessions without actually getting rid of it.

Thought for Tuesday November 3

In you, O Lord, I have found my peace.
O LORD, my heart is not proud,
nor are my eyes haughty;
I busy not myself with great things,
nor with things too sublime for me.
In you, O Lord, I have found my peace.

Romans 12: 5 – 16 Let love be sincere.

What does sincere mean? How sincere am I in my day-to-day dealings with people?

Action: Read all of the passage from Romans and do one thing it suggests.


Note: I usually use the Gospel passage for the day (Luke 14: 15 - 24, but it was one of those that seems like it comes up over and over and the First Reading really struck me today.

Thought for Monday November 2 Feast of All Souls

The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul.
The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

John 6: 37 – 40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day.

Who am I praying for today? Who am I looking forward to seeing in heaven?


Action: Pray for your loved ones who have already died.