TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 26, 2020
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Motorcycle rider
arrested for high
speed run
Matthew Ronald Venth,
24, New York, was charged
with felony attempt to
elude, reckless driving and
reckless endangering fol-
lowing his arrest on August
20. Venth was originally
clocked at 117 mph by a
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office deputy as he headed
northbound on Bombing
Range Rd at 4:18 p.m. He
was pursued by the deputy
but refused to yield.
Other deputies headed
towards the location to
attempt to stop the rider,
clocking him at 149 mph.
Luckily for Venth and all
other drivers on the road,
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he eventually stopped and
was taken into custody. He
was lodged in the Umatilla
County Jail with bail of
$20,000.
COUNTY CENSUS
-Continued from PAGE ONE avenue where we have an
Support for assistance to the
fair and its losses related to
not holding a fair this year
because of the coronavi-
rus lock down. The state
Cultural Support has $25.9
million to give out this year
for COVID-19 relief. “This
will assist the county fair in
any expenses they had relat-
ed to COVID-19; I think it’s
worth pursuing. I think we
need to walk down every
opportunity,” Zody said.
In other action the
commission voted to ap-
point Blain Middleton to
the Morrow County Solid
Waste Advisory Board.
The board is a seven-mem-
ber committee and com-
missioners discussed the
difficulty in finding people
to fill various volunteer
boards and commissions in
the county.
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Spiritually Speaking
Discipleship and its cost
By Fr. Thankachan Joseph SDB, St. Patrick Church
In the first reading for
this coming Sunday, we hear
Jeremiah (chapter 20: 7-9)
grumbling and complaining
to God about the incredible
mission he has been given.
“Lord you have seduced
me! Daily I am a laughing
stock! … The word of the
Lord has meant for me in-
sult, derision, all day long.”
Jeremiah was called to be
a prophet as a very young Fr. Thankachan Joseph
man, probably even as a
teenager, unwelcome in most societies, but especially in a
society that valued the wisdom only of old men. Besides,
he was called even though he seems to have had a speech
impediment. He was called to be a prophet of doom. The
people had to be reminded of their evil ways and the need
to repent or else they would face destruction. Jeremiah’s
reward for his message was to be accused of treason. He
was tired of being God’s prophet, yet he felt strongly
the call to be a prophet. “There seems a fire burning in
my heart… and the effort to restrain it wearies me.” In
Jeremiah, as in all who are called, there is faith and doubt
existing together. Why can’t God make life simpler and
easier for his faithful ones?
In the second reading taken from the letter to the Ro-
mans (chapter 12:1-2), Paul urges the Romans to present
their bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to
God. Namely, if believers want to follow Jesus, they must
be ready for sacrifice and whatever it may demand. Paul
urges his listeners not to model their lives on the world
around them, but their behavior should change, modeled
by the new mind and heart they have received from Christ.
Last Sunday, we read of Peter being praised by the
Lord for his revelation. “You are the Messiah,” he said,
“the Son of the Living God.” Peter’s words were exactly
right. Jesus appoints Peter as the leader and in charge of
his Church. In this week’s Gospel reading, (Matthew,
chapter 16, 21-23), Jesus informs his disciples for the first
time that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer great from the
elders, chief priests, and the scribes and be killed, and on
the third day be raised. Actually, the disciples did not grasp
it properly, and Peter comes on their behalf, takes Jesus
aside, and objects. That plan does not make any sense to
him. Still puffed up with the pride of his own success, still
holding in his hands the keys he has just received, Peter
asserts himself with boldness: “God forbid that, Lord, this
must never happen to you” (Mt 16: 23). Peter is clear and
concise. He’s also dead wrong. Jesus turns on Peter with
a real force. “Get behind me, Satan,” Jesus says. The rock
on which the church is to stand speaks out and crumbles.
Success collapses into failures when the first of the apostle
stands on the side of Satan. At this juncture Jesus gives
a discourse on discipleship and the cost of discipleship
that is the theme of this particular Sunday.
The concept of Messiah that Peter was thinking about
was a glorious triumphant Messiah who would come in
grandeur and with a show of power to set Israel free. Jesus
foretold of a Messiah who would be a suffering servant,
humble and meek, stripped of all power, obedient unto
death. Peter just could not stomach the idea of a suffering
Messiah, so he takes Jesus aside and tries to reason with
him. The cross is too frightening a prospect, isn’t there
a more palatable way of presenting it? Can’t there be a
compromise, a little watering down to make it acceptable?
In response to Peter’s response, Jesus reacts strongly
to Peter’s advice. “Get behind me, Satan! You are an
obstacle in my path, because the way you think is not
God’s way but man’s.” Peter was making two mistakes.
First of all, he did not listen to the full destiny of Jesus.
The mention of being raised on the third day passed over
his head unheard. His second mistake was to dictate what
God’s will should be, something most of us do all the time.
This mistake could have serious consequences, so Jesus
puts Peter in his place. Peter, who was earlier called the
rock, is now called a stumbling stone, Satan, the tempt-
er. Jesus attacked him so violently to teach Peter in this
hard and blunt way to seek new directions of thinking
and of living. Peter had faith but not yet that faith which
gives the unconditional answer, “I am ready,” to God’s
demanding word.
To conclude the reflections of the day, from the Gos-
pel of Matthew (16:26), “What profit would there be for
one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Or what
can one give in exchange for his life?” This calls us as
disciples to put Christ first in everything: A) Prioritize:
Lk. 10:38-42 (Jesus commended Mary because she chose
the good, important things. Like Mary, you must make
a decision to put Christ before everything.) B) Set Your
Mind.
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