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chillin'Last Sunday was the last Sunday before pledge cards are turned in, at the conclusion of the parish pledge drive. It has been a long time since I contributed regularly to any house of worship, and the choice of whether or not to do so has put me in a somewhat reflective mood. As it happens, last Sunday's gospel was the selection from Mark about the widow's mite, she gave everything she had. From that text, the homilist drew the lesson that worshipers face a choice: greed and fear or generosity and friendship with the Deity. Which is not a bad commentary on the story. The hymns, which always seem to be carefully selected, also had lines that spoke to the topic of stewardship. So they sent me a pledge card, and I face the decision during the next approximately 39 hours. I already said that I was willing to make a modest contribution, because I am so in love with the music, so now it is just a question of how much.
Posted by indactper-2009
at 8:40 PM EST
Updated: Friday, 13 November 2009 8:57 PM EST
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Updated: Friday, 13 November 2009 8:57 PM EST
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