{"id":8844,"date":"2025-08-28T20:57:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T18:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/predication.net\/?p=8844"},"modified":"2025-08-28T20:57:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T18:57:06","slug":"we-only-ask-you-brothers-to-grow-more-and-more-in-this-1-sol-4-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/predication.net\/?p=8844","title":{"rendered":"We only ask you, brothers, to grow more and more in this\u00a0\u203a 1 Sol 4, 10."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> labourer building the cathedral keeps laying stone on stone or filling wheelbarrow after wheelbarrow until it becomes a monotonous routine. If he does not step back a little and observe how the building slowly takes shape, he may miss the significance of his work. Similarly, it is easy to forget how God cares about each of our little deeds. Each of us plays a vital role in <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">God&#8217;s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> grand and intricate plan for His creation.\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is what St. Paul wants to say in <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">today&#8217;s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> first reading, when he urges the Thessalonians to grow more and more<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201e\u201c<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> (1 Sol 4, 10). As if to say:<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u201e <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Look at it as a whole to see what you have already done and what still needs to be done and be inspired to do more.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201c <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Then he offers them some practical suggestions &#8211; including an order to work with their own hands. What impact can the work of our hands have on building <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">God&#8217;s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> kingdom? <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Aren&#8217;t<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> we building it with prayer and spiritual sacrifices?<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Already, partly yes. However, through our work, we join God in building a just and peaceful society on earth. As taught by the Catechism of the Catholic Church,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u201e<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">by work one participates in the work of creation<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201c <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">(2460). Even in the most inferior work, great dignity is hidden: through it, we become the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lord&#8217;s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> co-creators. Who would have thought that work has such downright cosmic dimensions? Sometimes we are not very enthusiastic about our work; it feels like a burden.<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> So<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, we must remember that Jesus is with us. He takes ordinary bread and makes it his body. He brings wine &#8211;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u201e<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">fruit of vines and the work of human hands<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201c <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8211; and transforms it into his saving blood. So he can definitely take our work and transform it! In his hands, a pile of laundry can become a confession of love to our family. In his hands, our work can become a path on which we can improve our talents and cultivate the heart of a servant. Making progress in faith does not necessarily mean adding spiritual actions. Often, this means doing only what we already do \u2013 small, ordinary things \u2013 with the love of Christ in our hearts.<\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The labourer building the cathedral keeps laying stone on stone or filling wheelbarrow after wheelbarrow until it becomes a monotonous routine. 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