Western Diocese

The fourth Sunday of the Lenten Journey offers us the special time to evaluate the course of our life. According to our church tradition, we are offered the parable of the unjust steward, which mirrors in its broader scope, our relationship with God. Often, we fail in our responsibilities to live a life with God, and in applying the messages of Christ, our Lord, in our everyday life. However, we are challenged to set a new beginning as we make the firm decision to change the course of our life.
We are all stewards in the vineyard of the Almighty and are entrusted by God to bring the good tidings to the world. And we all tend to go astray as we cease to be the messenger of God's Word. However, as we are called with a rebuke and warned to be stripped of our privilege, we then ought to acknowledge that the hour of decision is at hand to evaluate the course of our life.

For a Christian, change has a unique significance. It connotes to our connectedness to the Creator and our return to God. Christianity is all about living the word of God and becoming the "salt" and the "light" in the life of the world. Surrendering into the hands of God, partnering with God, Confessing to God and praying for forgiveness are all courageous acts of faith. Furthermore, they require from us the firm commitment: the hour of decision. God calls on us all to be His Servants. This honor and the privilege from bestowed upon us by God leads us to spiritual transformation.

"Make your life a mission - not an intermission". Arnold Glasgow

March 7, 2010

Archbishop Hovnan Derderian

Primate