Our
responsorial refrain today tells us that “the Lord comes to judge the
earth.” This is not just some trite saying, it is true, and it will happen. The
Lord will come to judge the earth – and it may be sooner rather than later. But
the psalm itself tells us to rejoice and be glad – let all creation exalt -
because the Lord comes to bring nations to nothing and to establish his Kingdom
in fullness and completeness – where "the King shall rule the world with justice
and the peoples with his constancy.”
The first reading from the
letter of St. Paul to the Thessalonians exhorts us to believe that Jesus has
destroyed death – because it is true – and that this fact can make all the
difference in our lives – it can bring consolation, hope and joy if we but
count ourselves among the chosen ones – because we are among them.
In the gospel passage Jesus encounters disbelief, unbelief, by the
people of his own hometown – after he reads an amazing passage from Scripture
and applies it to himself – thus demonstrating the fact that “faith / true belief
empowers” – while lack of it suffocates and destroys the very life of life that
cries out for help and hope.
It is our option always to
believe – to use the gift of free will that God gave us in order to seek him,
and choose him, and find him. May we believe in Jesus today – and reap the
fruits of inner peace and joy – no matter what may be going on around us, or
how dark it may appear to be.
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