The Good Tree
Sat. 23rd Week Year 1
Lk 6, 43-49
Jesus says that a good tree bears good fruit and a bad tree
bears bad fruit. None of us are
thoroughly good trees, for only God is completely good. And none of us (thank God!) are thoroughly bad
trees. Each of us is somewhere in
between, in process of becoming good or bad.
And sometimes that process can be reversed several times in a single
day! To be a human being this side of
the grave is to be a being that is in flux.
Unfortunately, it takes little effort to become bad; all we have to do
is follow the line of least resistance.
For the way that leads to perdition is broad and many choose to go that route. In contrast, the way to blessedness is narrow
and few find it. But we have a
Savior! He, Himself, is that good Tree
who alone can bear the truly good fruit and it is only in our being united with
Him that we too are good. Without Him we
can do nothing, but with Him everything is possible. He is the Rock upon which we must build our
lives so that when the rains come we will not be swept away.
The Sisters will have their community elections on Tuesday,
September 13. Their Religious Assistant
to their Poor Clare Federation, Father Robert McCreary, will be presiding. He arrives tomorrow to help them
prepare. The time immediately preceding
an election are intense, so if I do not post during the next few days, you will
know why!
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