30th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 29th October 2023
There is always the danger that when we hear a song too often that we
become complacent and take it for granted. The same can happen with
the readings and gospels we hear when we come to mass. Perhaps this is
one of those gospels. We have heard it so often that it no longer has any
impact on us.
No one ever said that being a follower of Jesus was going to be easy!
We are not only asked to have a relationship with God, we are also called
and challenged to be aware of and concerned about those with whom we
live and work. We are to love our friends and family as we love God and
ourselves. We are reminded of this when we read in the bible, ‘how can
we love God whom we cannot see and not love our brother or sister whom
we do see?’