Gospel for Tuesday, November 12th: Luke 17:7-10
We know our role, or at least, we should.
Father? Mother? Child?
....and beyond that....
Teacher? Doctor? Salesperson?
Our role dictates what we should be doing. In addition, and perhaps more importantly, our role dictates what we should be thinking about in our role.
It is easier than we think to forget the "why" behind our role. The minute we do, things can get dark and gloomy. We start to focus on ourselves, we start to catch passing thoughts rooted in "that's not fair" and "what about me" and before we know it, we are focused on something unrelated to doing the best work we can in the role we have. We see our lives as rooted in what we get instead of following the example of Jesus, which is rooted in giving.
The key to every role functioning well is first love, and second, our best effort.
If those two things are in the driver seat, we can trust ourselves. Not only that, when these things are running the engine, that engine will run beautifully.
Father? Mother? Child?
....and beyond that....
Teacher? Doctor? Salesperson?
Our role dictates what we should be doing. In addition, and perhaps more importantly, our role dictates what we should be thinking about in our role.
It is easier than we think to forget the "why" behind our role. The minute we do, things can get dark and gloomy. We start to focus on ourselves, we start to catch passing thoughts rooted in "that's not fair" and "what about me" and before we know it, we are focused on something unrelated to doing the best work we can in the role we have. We see our lives as rooted in what we get instead of following the example of Jesus, which is rooted in giving.
The key to every role functioning well is first love, and second, our best effort.
If those two things are in the driver seat, we can trust ourselves. Not only that, when these things are running the engine, that engine will run beautifully.