In the name of
Jesus many mighty deeds
can indeed be done – and these should not be astonishing to behold for anyone
in the world. Those having faith take delight in them because they confirm this
belief, those without faith have reason to pause and consider the true origin
and source of the work: can it be anything other than the powerful “finger of
God” at work, which is none other than the Holy Spirit himself?
God can do whatever he wants, to whomever he wants, whenever he wants:
and he loves to do it as the result of confident, trustful prayer for such and
such an intention! Our prayers are always heard by God, and always answered in
his way and time – which, of course, may be different than our own plans.
As difficult as it may seem, I must begin to trust fully in the Divine
Artist who can see the entire canvas he is painting with the interactions he
has with all his people and family everywhere in the world.
The first reading today from the great book of Sirach tells us that those
who seek for wisdom, seek life
(actually they are seeking Jesus who is wisdom
and life, who would come centuries later), but to possess her takes discipline and trust: God entrusts to us
his secrets for right living – but then we must do what it entails or we will
lose the wisdom, lose the source, lose the life. May we not abandon wisdom
today: let us encounter Jesus, encounter the secrets he has to share with us,
and put his counsel into practice immediately! Why wait?
O Lord, great peace have they who love
your law.
No comments:
Post a Comment