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Saturday, October 25, 2008
Ephesians 4:7-16, Psalm 122, Luke 13:1-9
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"THE TEAM'S THE THING"
"Through Him the whole body grows, and with the proper functioning of the
members joined firmly together by each supporting ligament, builds itself
up in love." —Ephesians 4:16
Examine the roster of any championship sports team and you will find a
number of athletes referred to as "team players." These athletes put their
personal goals aside for the good of the team and take on whatever role
the coach doles out to them.
We Christians belong to a much greater team, that is, the Body of Christ,
with Jesus as the Head (Eph 4:15). "God has set each member of the body in
the place He wanted it to be" (1 Cor 12:18). It is critical to play our
designated role as best we can, "doing only what the Lord assigned" us (1
Cor 3:5).
Satan, coach of the opposition, knows his best strategy is to get God's
players to focus on themselves rather than on Jesus the Head. Accordingly,
he attempts to lure God's team members to covet any position other than
what God has assigned. Women may wish to be priests; priests may desire to
raise children; intercessors may long to be music ministers; Scripture
teachers might long to have a healing ministry. However, if we yearn for a
different role than God has assigned us, we miss opportunities to serve in
our current role. Then we stop playing for the team, and begin playing for
ourselves. In a sense, we "clutter up the" team (Lk 13:7) and we pull the
team down (see Lk 13:8-9).
In our assigned position, "we have gifts that" are both specially tailored
to our unique role (Rm 12:6; see also Eph 4:7) and designed "for the
common good" (1 Cor 12:7). Therefore, "each one should lead the life the
Lord has assigned him" (1 Cor 7:17).
Prayer: Father, thank You for calling me to belong to You.
Promise: "Now we have set foot within your gates, O Jerusalem." —Ps 122:2
Praise: Gary retired from his job so he would be able to attend daily
Mass.
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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Rescript: In accord with the "Code of Canon Law", I hereby grant my
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October 1, 2008 through November 30, 2008
†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
Cincinnati, May 1, 2008
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