Shade Tree Wisdom 7/6/11

Well, here is a line from yesterday’s paper. It says all we need to know. “Have you ever noticed that there is no one harder to shut up than the person who has nothing to say”.

What does that remind you of? The first person that came to my mind is today’s politician. A person of many words, and when it is all finished one asks, ”What did they say?” Endless meetings, regular reports, many promises, but little production.

And it reminds me so often of the Church today. Jesus, remember, said,
“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.
Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it gives light to all that are in the house.
Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father that is in heaven”. Matthew 5, 14-16

And the thought gives us pause to ask, “Are we then such a light in this world of ours? Does our speech speak the Gospel of a Christ risen after He died to pay for the sins of mankind? Do we eagerly share the good news?” God give us the wisdom so to do.

GPD 7/6/11