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Topic: I Will Claim My Sheep (August 18)
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From: The Lighthouse Keeper <dxfaro@cox.net>
Date: Aug 18 04:57AM -0700
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/msg/91522f48844f8a01
Wednesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time
Thus says the Lord GOD: I swear I am coming against these shepherds. I
will claim my sheep from them and put a stop to their shepherding my
sheep so that they may no longer pasture themselves. I will save my
sheep, that they may no longer be food for their mouths. For thus says
the Lord GOD: I myself will look after and tend my sheep. Ezekiel
34:10-11
What if I wish to give this last one the same as you? (Or) am I not
free to do as I wish with my own money? Are you envious because I am
generous? Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last.
Matthew 20:14b-16
Piety
Psalm 23
The LORD is my shepherd; there is nothing I lack.
In green pastures you let me graze; to safe waters you lead me; you
restore my strength. You guide me along the right path for the sake of
your name.
Even when I walk through a dark valley, I fear no harm for you are at
my side; your rod and staff give me courage.
You set a table before me as my enemies watch; You anoint my head with
oil; my cup overflows.
Only goodness and love will pursue me all the days of my life; I will
dwell in the house of the LORD for years to come.
Study
Today's readings cause us to stop and reflect upon the contrast
between the landowner who took extra care to pay his workers
generously with the shepherds who failed to properly care for their
sheep in the reading from Ezekiel.
No one was ever arrested or faced a union grievance if they paid their
workers too much. Usually we hear horror stories of forced labor,
unfair labor practices, or poor working conditions. When an employer
goes beyond the economic contract, we hear about this extraordinary
level of generosity.
Today's readings include symbolic lessons for us about how to treat
each other. We are urged to "strengthen the weak," "heal the sick,"
"bind up the injured," "bring back the strayed," and "seek the lost."
Beyond that, they also predict the coming of the Lord, the Good
Shepherd, who will come to dwell with us and take care of those whom
we neglect.
Action
Taking care of our brothers and sisters takes many forms. Sometimes,
it takes the form of advocacy.
Earlier this year, CRS was asking us to support its efforts to get
funding through Congress to help with rebuilding Haiti. Our advocacy
to relieve the suffering in Haiti and around the world has made an
impact.
Congress has passed the FY 2010 Supplemental Appropriations bill. This
bill provides critical support for people suffering from emergencies
around the world including urgently needed funding to help Haiti
recover from January's devastating earthquake, assist refugees, and
support humanitarian efforts. A recent e-mail announcement from CRS
explained it this way.
What was the Church's position? As stated in letters to House and
Senate appropriators, CRS and USCCB requested funding for longer-term
reconstruction in Haiti and for other global emergency needs,
including the International Disaster Assistance, Food Assistance,
Migration and Refugee Assistance, the Office of Refugee Resettlement
and the Economic Support Fund in Sudan.
What was the outcome of the bill? Although not all of the funding that
CRS and USCCB requested was included, the final bill included:
• $2.8 billion for Haiti to provide urgent shelter, health,
livelihoods, food aid, and water and sanitation needs to the most
vulnerable populations as well as long-term reconstruction.
• A portion of the $1.597 billion we requested for global emergency
needs:
o $165 million for migration and refugee assistance which will provide
urgent humanitarian assistance and resettlement opportunities for
refugees and victims of conflict around the globe; and
o $460 million for International Disaster Assistance to provide safe
drinking water, basic health services, shelter, household commodities,
seeds, tools, and livelihoods assistance to millions of people.
Why is this issue important to my Catholic faith? As Catholics, we
believe that each person is created in the image of God. Aid to poor
people – the lost sheep – here and overseas protects human life and
dignity by promoting human development and reducing crushing poverty,
deadly diseases and malnutrition. This is a significant act of
solidarity that has helped provide additional funding to meet the
needs of our sisters and brothers everywhere who are suffering.
What else can I do to support our brothers and sisters in need? Join
Catholics Confront Global Poverty at www.crs.org.
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