In today's first reading, St. Paul praised his faithful friends who performed their part in service of the Gospel. While in prison, simply knowing that his friends had not forgotten him lifted his spirit. He told them that he could cope with his circumstances, regardless of the challenges.
His friends' gift did more than make his cell more bearable; it gave him solace to know that they still cared for him.
In our lives, we must be both givers and grateful receivers. After giving what we can to those in need, we must gladly accept our dependency on others in different ways. As has been said, what goes around comes around.
Eons before Karl Marx said, "To each according to their need; from each according to their ability," the same premise was evident in the teaching of Jesus and St Paul.
The Gospel instructs us to make generous use of what we have and not be slaves of money or material possessions. In such matters, what some think important may be trivial in God's eyes. If we are faithful in such small matters, we may look forward with hope to much greater things.+
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