Titus 2:1-8, 11-14 / Luke 17:7-10
The one undeniable reality in life is that we go on in years, we will age.
In the younger days, we won’t think much about it.
But as we come to the senior years, we will feel the age in our bodies and in our bones.
And we hope that we will age gracefully.
In the 1st reading, St. Paul urges the older men and women to be dignified in their behaviour, and to be sound in faith and love.
And they are to be teachers of right behaviour and be an example of the message of God to the younger people.
In short, the seniors are to teach the younger people that what they have to do is to give up everything that does not lead to God.
That is the duty of the seniors and they must see themselves as servants of God who are merely doing their duty.
It is in carrying out that duty with love and constancy that we will age gracefully.
It is in aging gracefully and lovingly that we will be an example and a model for the younger generation.