LUKE 12:39–48 WHAT HAVE I DONE WITH WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN ME?
Wednesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time, Year A

Sometimes I find myself thinking about how much has been entrusted to me—not just responsibilities, but people, opportunities, time, and the gift of serving God. In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds us that the servant who has been entrusted with much will be asked for much. These words make me pause because they are not only meant for someone else. They are meant for me, too. It is easy to think that being faithful means simply doing our duties, showing up, and getting things done. But Jesus asks a deeper question: Am I using what I have been given in the way God wants me to use it? Am I caring for the people entrusted to me, or am I sometimes so caught up in my own plans and worries that I forget why I was entrusted with them in the first place?

I think this is a struggle many of us share. As parents, you are entrusted with children. As spouses, you are entrusted with one another’s love. At work, we are entrusted with responsibilities. And in the Church, we are entrusted with serving God’s people. We can become so busy doing things for others that we forget to ask whether we are truly loving them. I have to ask myself the same question: Am I simply completing my responsibilities, or am I serving with patience, compassion, and a sincere heart? God is not asking us to be perfect. But He does ask us to be faithful with what we have, especially in the small things that nobody else may notice.

So today, let us take a moment to look honestly at our lives. What has God placed in my hands, and how am I using it? We do not need to compare ourselves with others or wish we had been given more. We simply need to be faithful with what is already ours to care for. At the end of the day, the important question is not how much God has given me, but how much love I have put into what He has entrusted to me.

With Love and Prayers

Your Co-Traveler