The Diocesan secretariat were urged by his lordship Bishop Dominic Kimengich to have time for prayer in their day to day lives. His lordship said this when celebrating Monday staff mass that was led by Ewoi centre at St. Thomas Chapel today. He challenged the staff to distinguish between prayer and work and always dedicate some time for prayer. Giving an example of the sisters whose work is dedicated to prayer he visited the monastery and said that those sisters have dedicated their lives fully to Christ but also do work.
In today's readings Bishop Dominic reminded the staff of the saint of the day, St. Benedict who worked as he served the lord . He also said that it is important to reflect on how the staff have committed themselves to God. Referring to St. Benedict, his lordship said that St. Benedict went to the monastery because he wanted to have time to pray and participate in the salvation of peoples soul and encouraged Christians to work because he also worked and prayed at the same time.
Bishop Kimengich encouraged the staff to start their days always with prayer since with God everything will be possible especially now that they are involved in various services in the Diocese. He challenged them to set some time to speak to God even before they go to work and from there they will have energy to work. He encouraged the staff to work hard in-order to earn a just pay and said that it should not be fare if one goes in a short cut to acquire wealth and riches,he called upon the staff to be upright. He urged them to balance work and prayer.
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