+ The house to which Jesus refers in the gospel passage is a triple
temple. It is of course, the actual physical
temple in Jerusalem which has transferred its focus from being absorbed in the
true worship of the One God – to a place where profit and gouging the pilgrim
is taking place.
Cheating, especially in the
house of God, is not acceptable and a reason for the Lord’s justifiable anger.
But there is a second temple
to which this refers: the temple of the Body of the Lord Jesus himself – which also
must be approached with an undivided heart. We cannot peacefully exists with
the Lord who is a temple of the Lord – the Word Made Flesh – if our minds,
hearts, pocketbooks, allegiances and proclivities are directed anywhere except
in him.
The third temple is our own
bodies and hearts which – with our baptism are true temples of the Most Blessed
Trinity – and therefore of the Lord – and the reflected Temple of Jerusalem.
It is here especially that our
hearts and minds must be single, pure and holy. This we can only cooperate in
doing – as the grace to actually be able to do it is entirely from without –
entirely from the Lord God – who bestows it on the who simply ask – simply ask
with childlike, dependent and trusting hearts.
This we do – placing it first
at the feet of Mary – who will coordinate the proper transfer to the throne of
God – and his abundant actual graces and blessings for the day.
We
will be thus enriched and strengthened to do his Will! Amen.
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