11th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 - 2 Samuel 12:7-10, 13: How hard is it for you ot forgive wrongs done to you?  How hard is it for God to forgive?
Reading 2 - Galatians 2:16, 19-21: Who or what has helped your faith to grow? Who are the people you admire because their faith is so evident? What are the signs of their strong faith? Are people drawn to you because they can see your faith? Or have you made that precious gift of faith pointless, like David and many others?  St. Paul says, "I live by faith in the Sond of God who has loved me & given himself up for me."  Why do you think Jesus gave himself up for us?  Why would he want to live in you?
Gospel - Luke 7:36--8:3 OR 7:36-50: How do we treat one another? Do we treat friends and strangers as if we are all equal? Or do we allow skin color, gender, cultural, economic, or even petty differences stand in the way. Do we sometimes discriminate because someone is different? What if God acted that way toward us?
What is your love barometer? Where do you stand on the scale for accepting all people? Do you make distinctions, like Simon, saying "this person is not good enough?" When someone slights you, are you able to forgive them or do you hold a grudge? How can you show a greater acceptance of others? What can you do to encourage your friends to have a forgiving attitude?

http://www.webelieveweb.com/home_proclaiming_faith.cfm?reading_id=86&language=eng&book=0 and http://liturgy.slu.edu/11OrdC061310/reflections_osdieck.html