The Omaha guide., 1943-10-02

on st. Luke's Day, l94l, to keep the
Golden Jubilee of their Ordination
to send an offering to this church
to purchase a memorial for one
who was Ordained along with them
but had then been called to his
reward? Why didn't they send an
offering 70 rthe poor? Why didn't
they order that this money be set
up as a revolving fund for the poor
Of the parish? THEY KNEW
WHAT OUR LORD MEANT
WHEN HE TOOK BREAD AND
WINE AND SAID, "DO THIS IN
REMEMBRANCE OF ME-" They
wanted something. not merely to
reach the stomachs of men but
something that would have an in
i1uence on their lives. Sot some
thing where after a few years the
people would have been helped
temporarily but something that
would be spoken of as a memorial
down thru the ages. All of Omaha
is rich because of this memorial.
John Masefield, writing of his
mother said:
in the dark womb where | began,
NV mothers life made me a man;
Thru ali the months of human birth
Her beauty fed my m earth.
| cannot see, nor breathe, nor stir,
But thru the death of some of her."
We cannot breathe nor stir in
this parish without having brought
wildly before us those who have
labOured here and are now at rest.
You cannot walk into this Sacred
building without feeling the pres
ence Of Amelia t. WOrthington.
The Altar speaks, the organ, the
windows, the Holy Vessels, the
Vestments-they bring memories,
sad and pleasant.
So today we come | trust to pre-
sent ourselves as the Blessed
Mother presents Her Child. But
suppose this woman, instead of do
ing what she could had stopped to
consider what she might have done
or what she would like to do. Sup
pose she had said, what good will
it do me to go and carry my ONT
ment? 1t will seem presumptuOus,
ridiculous, and silly. They will
laugh at me. | should like to do
something great for the Master"
If she had reasoned thus and acted
accordingly she would have rea-
soned and acted the same as you
and |. BUT SHE WOULD NOT
HAVE RECEIVED THE CEN
SURE OF JUDAS NOR THE
PRAISE OF JESUS. nor would the
Scripture this day be fulfilled in
our ears, and wherever the Gospel
is preached this is spoken of in
her honor, "She hath done what
she could" So, then, we are not
bound to do great things in this
life but only to do what we can.
God does not expect us all to be
great but He does expect us all
to be faithful. When our conscience
tells us that something ought to
be done, when our hearts prompts
us to go and do a thing-then let
Us go and do it. Let us not ana
lie the motive and freeze the ina
pulse by asking what good will it
do, some things are good in them
selves; some things are an end in
themselves, they are their own ex-
use for being. Such are all acts
of conscience, religion, love, faith,
which we are led to do, not from
selfish considerations but from a
generous impulse of the soul. What
a change would take place in our
lives if we only made up in our
minds to do what we can every day
having faith that if we do anything
right, however small, God will help
us to do more. Many people do
nothing because they can't do
everything. We do not begin to
do a good thing because it is not
already done. We do not take the
first step because we have not al
ready reached the goal. Some
people in the parish-if they can
not give an expensive Memorial
they will give nothing; if they can
not give a large pledge they will
pledge nothing. But there is one
thing certain we cannot rid our
selves of memory. 1t haunts us
WHITTIER shall l go from Thy
spirit? whittier shall l flee from
Thy Presence? If l ascend up into
Heaven, Thou art there. If | make
my bed in He'll behold, Thou art
there. If | take the wings of the