Faith Today

September 24, 2026

Seeking Meaning Beyond the Surface

“Teach us to count up the days that are ours, and we shall come to the heart of wisdom.”
Psalms 90:12

Today's Reflection

Dear Brothers and Sisters, when we see headlines about leaders and corruption, like Alex Saab’s case, we might feel disheartened or question how justice and meaning fit into our world. The readings today prompt us to remember that while human systems often fall short and history appears to repeat itself, God’s wisdom and justice transcend it all. We are called to live with integrity, seeking God’s guidance as we navigate the uncertainties and disappointments around us.

Coping

When life feels repetitive or full of struggles, today’s readings remind us that earthly pursuits alone cannot fully satisfy. Instead, we are invited to seek wisdom from God, finding steadiness and hope in the midst of life’s cycles and uncertainties.

Family

Even as generations come and go, caring for our families means sharing enduring values, not just chasing temporary achievements. Today’s scriptures encourage us to nurture each other with love, teaching our families to find purpose and contentment in things that last.

Community

Communities thrive when they remember that their work and relationships are part of a bigger story. By coming together in faith and humility, we transform daily routines into acts of lasting significance, supporting each other through both joys and trials.

Today's Readings

First Reading · Ecclesiastes 1:2-11

[2] Sheer futility, Qoheleth says. Sheer futility: everything is futile! [3] What profit can we show for all our toil, toiling under the sun? [4] A generation goes, a generation comes, yet the earth stands firm for ever. [5] The sun rises, the sun sets; then to its place it speeds and there it rises. [6] Southward goes the wind, then turns to the north; it turns and turns again; then back to its circling goes the wind. [7] Into the sea go all the rivers, and yet the sea is never filled, and still to their goal the rivers go. [8] All things are wearisome. No one can say that eyes have not had enough of seeing, ears their fill of hearing. [9] What was, will be again, what has been done, will be done again, and there is nothing new under the sun! [10] Take anything which people acclaim as being new: it existed in the centuries preceding us. [11] No memory remains of the past, and so it will be for the centuries to come -- they will not be remembered by their successors.

Psalm · Psalms 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17

[3] You bring human beings to the dust, by saying, 'Return, children of Adam.' [4] A thousand years are to you like a yesterday which has passed, like a watch of the night. [5] You flood them with sleep -- in the morning they will be like growing grass: [6] in the morning it is blossoming and growing, by evening it is withered and dry. [12] Teach us to count up the days that are ours, and we shall come to the heart of wisdom. [13] Come back, Yahweh! How long must we wait? Take pity on your servants. [14] Each morning fill us with your faithful love, we shall sing and be happy all our days; [17] May the sweetness of the Lord be upon us, to confirm the work we have done!

Gospel · Luke 9:7-9

[7] Meanwhile Herod the tetrarch had heard about all that was going on; and he was puzzled, because some people were saying that John had risen from the dead, [8] others that Elijah had reappeared, still others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life. [9] But Herod said, 'John? I beheaded him. So who is this I hear such reports about?' And he was anxious to see him.