+ Our readings today for the very first weekday in Ordinary Time for
this new Liturgical Year – have
to do with the fulfillment of promise.
Jesus came to earth to fulfill many promises made long before his arrival: most
especially the promise of mercy that he
promised our father, to Abraham and his descendants forever. The time of fulfillment is here Jesus
begins to announce – the day of his own Baptism – and real repentance is the
key to it. No matter which way our lives have been unfolding: it is always a
time of pausing, reflecting, reorienting and repenting for the wrongs we have
done.
If we follow Jesus, like
Peter, Andrew, James and John he will make of us more than we can ever imagine.
It is not our dreams that matter most – but the dreams God puts into us – and
his dreams for us. They lead to unmitigated fulfillment, peace and joy – and
not only for ourselves – but also for others – there is always others that figure into the equation.
In fact, in those areas of our
lives that we formerly perceived as barren – as barren as Hannah formerly was –
God’s Presence will come to pervade us, accompany us, fill us – and guide us.
We have been made to live
successfully and fully only in proximity to this Presence – and the Presence became flesh and his name was
Jesus: and he is our Lord, our Brother and our Friend who comes to us
powerfully in Holy Communion.
This day let us bask in the
radiance of his Holy Presence when we take into ourselves the Bread of Life and
the Cup of Salvation – and our day will be blessed beyond our expectations.
To
you, O Lord, today, I will make a sacrifice of praise.
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