+ When we hear a gospel passage such as the one we just heard read it is easy for us to wish that we were there "at the time of Jesus" – to accompany him on his journeys, to observe him caring for the sick and sinful, to perhaps have him perform one of his acts of mercy and healing just for us – because we were there, when he was there!
But we must always remember – that, the way things were planned, and are working out – it is always "the time of Jesus!" Jesus is God – and God's life and love and ministrations are "eternal" – which means they are "time-less" – they are just as easily sought after and applied today as they were two-thousand years ago.
This is good news for you and for me! Jesus has therefore traveled to our town, proclaiming the gospel of the Kingdom of God! And for those who look outside themselves, who live for others, who seek and place the Kingdom above everything else – we can hear his gospel message clearly, and confidently approach him with our special requests.
We just need to always remember that it is God whom we seek, God whom we find; God who seeks us, God who finds us, and while God's ministers can plant the seeds of faith and charity in us, it is only God who can cause the spiritual growth. No man gets credit for doing that! We are all then God's co-workers, as St. Paul tells the Corinthians, God's field, God's building! God is in charge of the entire project. We can only be worthless servants – who are exalted because we stand in right relation with God – as hopeful children!
Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own! They will produce good works abundantly, by the life of God stirring within them!
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