+ Our readings today speak
of God’s desire to make us
whole, complete and ready to do his work – as we follow him down the road. The first reading from St. Peter tells us that the
posture with which we ought to approach the Lord Jesus every day is like
newborn infants looking for their mother’s milk. He also tells us that it is
perfectly alright to consider ourselves like little babes, and children:
insignificant, even rejected – so that it can be clear that God is choosing us
for his own work – and that we are precious in God’s sight, and “like living
stones we are being built up into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood so
that we can offer acceptable sacrifices acceptable to God through Christ Jesus.”
He also warns these precious ones to remain as “aliens and strangers in
the world – keeping away from worldly desires that wage war against the soul.”
We are to maintain good conduct so that all who see our good works will glorify
God on the day of his visitation. And, be not foolish to think that that is a
remote day. The day of the Lord is most certainly at hand!
The gospel passage is a wonderful one in which the very ability “to see
these realities” as they are is revealed. And the blind man represents all of
us who cannot see the depth of these realities at first – but asking the Lord
for help and healing of inner spiritual sight – he grants our requests heals
our spiritual blindness and we can then begin to see clearly – clearly enough
to follow him up the road and into eternity! This is our goal in life. This is
our duty in life! This is our joy in life – to be members of God’s army –
protecting and defending the weakest among the sheep – and helping to lead the
entire fold to the everlasting pastures of heaven.
Jesus, you are our LIGHT, and whoever consciously and willingly,
generously, obediently and lovingly follows you – will have the light of LIFE
ETERNAL! Amen.
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