Dear Parishioners,
You may have read this expression:
“What we are is God’s gift to us. What we make of ourselves is our gift to God.”
These words tell us that God has given each of us many gifts, i.e. strengths, abilities, talents, etc. What God asks of us is that we use the gifts He has given us. Making the most of the these gifts is the way we give back to God.
In today's Gospel, Jesus talks to us about being prepared for when He comes a second time and we face our final judgement. Jesus also tells us that we will see signs that tell us He may be coming, but we will not know for sure. That is why we want to continue to build our relationship with God so we will be prepared when Jesus comes again.
Jesus wants us to use the gifts God has given us as we recognize how He has blessed us in so many ways. Jesus wants us to use God's gift in a way so that we can give back to God:
“What we are is God's gift to us.
What we make of ourselves is our gift to God.”
Sincerely in Christ, Father Dominick