Proper 13 (18) – Year C
August 3, 2025
Gospel Lectionary Text
Luke 12:13-21
12:13 Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me."
12:14 But he said to him, "Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?"
12:15 And he said to them, "Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions."
12:16 Then he told them a parable: "The land of a rich man produced abundantly.
12:17 And he thought to himself, 'What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?'
12:18 Then he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
12:19 And I will say to my soul, 'Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.'
12:20 But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?'
12:21 So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God."
Context
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Question
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Reflections
Praying Eucharistically - Weekly Homily by James Alison:
Understanding the Bible anew through the Mimetic Theory of René Girard.
Poetry
A Prayer
by Rebe'a al-'Adawiya; translated by Tom Michel, SJ
O my God, all the good things you have prepared for me on this earth, give them to Your enemies. And everything you have prepared for me in the other world, give it to Your friends, because You are enough for me. My God, if I worship you out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell. And if I worship you out of hope of Paradise, keep me out of Paradise. But if I worship You solely for Yourself, do not deprive me of Your eternal beauty. O God, all that I do and all that I desire in this world is to remember You, and in the world to come, my only desire is to meet You. This is my desire; now do with me whatever you will.
Prayer
Come, Holy Spirit, wild and free. Do as you please. Shine your light on me that I might see things as they are, not as I am. Free me to act in your name with courage, creativity, and compassion.
