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An Orderly Life of Faith, Hope and Love

Dear friends,

In today's readings, the Lord speaks to us to live orderly lives, working with our hands. This is what the Gospel teaches us. Every Christian is called to build the city of God, to work with God and so that God may work through him or her. Every day, God is working through us, if we allow ourselves to be guided by Him — in our families, in our workplaces, God works good and lasting works. Therefore let us never lose our faith; God works miracles in our daily lives when we have faith! Faith, Hope and Love — these three things are eternal and part of every good work that God works through us.

Without faith, hope and love, our works and our lives, no matter how good they look on the outside, how magnificent they are, no matter how much the world around us may appreciate us, become hollow and useless. Jesus compares the pharisees and the scribes to whitewashed tombs. They look good on the outside, but inside they are full of filth. Without the supernatural virtues of faith in God's coming Kingdom, hope in eternal life where everything present has a purpose and a meaning, and love for God and for our neighbour, which alone gives meaning to every thought, word and action, our lives risk losing their purpose.

May the Lord bless us to do good works constantly and to live lives of faith, hope and love.

These reflections were shared during the homily for Wednesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time, celebrated on 26 August 2026.

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