The monks stood and watched in amazement. The monastery was expecting a group of youth who would be visiting the monastery soon. They would be eating pizza and sodas.

Antony, one of their brothers, was busy setting the tables. Watching him set the tables is like watching an artist at work.

Antony sets the places for the guests with the same meticulous care as when he prepares the altar table for the sacrament of Holy Communion.

In Benedict’s Way of Love, by Father Daniel Homan, OSB and Lonni Collins Pratt we discover the reason for Antony’s care:

“Antony understands that in preparing a table, he is not just setting a place to eat. He is making room for one of God’s children. He is creating a space for a human being, and human beings are sacred. The monks take care in the little things – like Brother Antony setting the table as if he were creating a work of art.”

You might not be an artist like Antony, but God has a unique role for you as a member of the Body of Christ. You have a set of gifts and experiences that no one else in the past possessed, no one living today is made like you, and no one in the future will be designed like you are.

This Sunday we will explore Matthew 25:11-30, The Parable of the Talents. The sermon title is The Ripple Effect: Openness.

When we open ourselves to be used by God, amazing things happen! God specializes in doing extraordinary things through ordinary people.

Here is a link to express they ways you would like to serve Christ in the coming year; thank you for sharing your talents and abilities to bless others in Christ’s name: How I am called to serve

I look forward to seeing you on Sunday!

Peace,

Pastor Cathy