Twenty-Second Friday of Ordinary Time

Rather, new wine must be poured into fresh wineskins. And no one who has been drinking old wine desires new, for he says, “The old is good.”

Some of us have a tendency to be satisfied with what we have. We have gotten used to the taste of our lives. We know it and it is comfortable to us. However, sometimes Jesus asks us to try something new and we must be willing to renew ourselves completely by taking a chance and doing something new with our time, talents, or treasures. We cannot have comfort in this life and serve God with all our hearts, souls, minds, and strengths. We cannot rest on our laurels or we will be left behind and fail to follow God to where He is leading us… to our greatest potential as His children. We are constantly tempted to settle for less, but if we do, then we will be less for it.

How much time, talent, and treasure have we squandered over our lives? How can we put these things to better use? Are we open to being renewed in Christ?

O Lord, pour your spirit into us.

Amen.