November 6, 2009

Gospel
Lk 16:1-8

Jesus said to his disciples, “A rich man had a steward
who was reported to him for squandering his property.
He summoned him and said,
‘What is this I hear about you?
Prepare a full account of your stewardship,
because you can no longer be my steward.’
The steward said to himself, ‘What shall I do,
now that my master is taking the position of steward away from me?
I am not strong enough to dig and I am ashamed to beg.
I know what I shall do so that,
when I am removed from the stewardship,
they may welcome me into their homes.’
He called in his master’s debtors one by one.
To the first he said, ‘How much do you owe my master?’
He replied, ‘One hundred measures of olive oil.’
He said to him, ‘Here is your promissory note.
Sit down and quickly write one for fifty.’
Then to another he said, ‘And you, how much do you owe?’
He replied, ‘One hundred measures of wheat.’ 
He said to him, ‘Here is your promissory note;
write one for eighty.’
And the master commended that dishonest steward for acting prudently.
For the children of this world
are more prudent in dealing with their own generation
than the children of light.

It is rainy, and I am getting ready to go up to the Haight and then back to Polk. I spent the morning resting, went to the food bank. Last night was busy with the meal and then I hit the sack when I got home. 

Today's Gospel reminds me to be a good steward. Money given to me is to be used wisely, and I do use it wisely.  The steward knew how to use money for his purpose. People often are amazed at how much I accomplish in such a small space and with so little, but what it takes is the willingness to give of one's self, and to adapt, as this steward did.  I am clear you do not have to have a lot of money to do ministry, to build a large structure,  to strategize, you just do it. I was talking with a friend who is basically looking for something to do in ministry, but he is searching and seems to be going from one thing to another and I told him ultimagely you just do it. I do it no matter how I feel, no matter how low I feel, or how little I have, i do the work.  It is not about us to begin with, it is about Jesus. Deo Gratis! Thanks be to God!

 

i fall in love with a older guy and noone understand why i did he not a bad person at all i really love him more then my life and i just don't know what to do about it should i wait for him? plz help i don't know even more

Sally Yu

 

            On October 23^rd, our health class went to Central Park for another scavenger hunt. Our teachers gave us a time limit and it was one hour. I was excited to split up in to groups and run around again. Our assignment was to look for types of leaves, garbage, plants, nuts and things that effected our environment. There were many different types, shapes and colors of leaves. There were also many different textures of leaves, barks, and nuts. It was Fall so many leaves that we got were mostly from the ground and we did not pick any from the trees. We also found this really big leaf and it was a yellow with a blend of bright orange. We kept it just incase we get extra points. Scavenger hunts in the park is a great way for a good physical activity outdoor. After a good lunch, a good workout is healthy. When we finished the whole list we put them in to plastic sandwich bags and separated the items according to the list. We then put the entire little sandwich bags in to a black grocery bag. After we finished we had to work on a sheet that is about things that effected the environment.

I do not think it was that hard to find the items that were on the list because it was a big park and there were plenty of leaves and trash. There were many things that I noticed that effected the environment in central park. There were cars that were parked unsafely and trash in the lake and on the ground. I think this is unsafe for people who go to the park daily and animals who lives in the park.

Last week my class went on a scavenger hunt in Central Park. We entered at Strawberry Fields and walked near the Boat House Café (east side) where they have the giant fountain with the woman and wings on top.

Once in the park we were split into teams and the team that found the items on the list and bagged everything appropriately won. This was a perfect time to be in the park. It was a little chilly but the leave color was amazing.

Normally my class makes scavenger hunts into a race, but this time we all just took our time and made sure we found everything asked. We had to find 10 most unusual shaped leaves, 5 different textured leaves, 5 different orders and smells, 5 different kinds of seeds, 5 objects of different color, and the easiest one was finding evidence that people were in the park.  My group and I collected wrappers, bottle caps and even a cigarette end that we picked up with a piece of paper.

My group and I finished the hunt first. When we returned we and had to draw a map of where we had gone and the important things we saw in the park. That is when the cold hit us. Sitting down not moving for like 20mins wasn’t the most fun.

To be honest there didn’t seem like much of a point to me when collecting the stuff asked. I just learned that even the smallest piece of trash can make a street look dirty when you take the time to look.

 

            October 30, 2009

            We went to 97^th street between 2^nd and 3^rd avenue and did a little bit of gardening.  It was a half day for us so we only stayed till 12.  Each of us has handed a shovel and bulb.  We planted around the front of the garden so when spring comes, people that passes by can see the beautiful flowers that we planted.  Each of us dug a hole with our shovel.  Each hole was like 6 inches deep and 6 inches apart.  We dug like 3 rows of holes and planted a bulb in each of them.  Then we covered it back up and stuck a stick on top of it so we can mark where it is.  It was really fun because I had never done gardening before.  We found worms in the soil that helps the earth.  We planted the bulbs in the fall because it grows during the winter and comes out in the spring.  If anybody has time, go by the area and try to see if you see any pretty flowers.  It is a good way to help out your community and make it better in a way.