THE GOSPEL
Luke 12:13-21Thus will it be for all who store up treasure for themselves
but are not rich in what matters to God.
If you owned all the clothes in the mall
but you would not clothe
the naked;
if you
sipped tasty wines
but didn’t give up a glass of cold water;
If you took time to rake in money
but did not spread
love;
then, what
would you have?
What would you
have us
have,
O Christ?
Make us want that
more than
anything
else.
THE FIRST READING
Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23
What profit comes to man from all the toil and anxiety of heart
with which he has labored under the sun?
Lord,
between our first breath and our last,
before you call us home,
you give us
time.
Time to work hard, time to pray well,
time to play and time to give;
time to be with friends,
time to love
and be
loved.
When our hours are spent,
please let us
hear you
say,
“I was here with you through it all.
I gave you precious time.
You have used it
THE SECOND READING
Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11
If you were raised with Christ, seek what is above.
Christ,
please, through your Holy Spirit,
help us take off the old self
and put on what is new
so we can better
seek what is
above.