+ The days are coming when a great deal of Americans will not only
begin to “come to their political senses” but also their “spiritual senses,” and
they will demand some action, of themselves and of others: and they will
undoubtedly seek a sign that they are in the favor of God, and that what they
demand is good for them.
This is where Jesus separates “the
tire from the road:” he says that the fact that he, himself, will suffer a
brutal death, so that they can come to their senses, and then be buried, but
rise again – this is the only sign that
will or can be given!
The prophet Micah in the first
reading tells us that you have already
been given the sign of the mind of God, what is required of you: “only do
the right and love goodness and walk humbly with God.” Doing these things will generate the sign that you desire.
A
static sign is no sign at all, because nothing is static:
everything is moving towards it’s completion and fulness. Therefore, engaging
in the life/death/resurrection dynamic that
is not only played out by Jesus, but, prescribed and empowered for any who wish
to be his disciples: a confident and joyful itinerary for any day can be set
out upon.
So many people this day, in
our ordinary engagement with them, no matter what our job or occupations are
counting on us to prayerfully prepare ourselves in the morning, then to
“discover by doing” that Jesus was right: the sign is deep within us and can be
activated and turned into a neon sign for them, by our cooperation in the Providential
activity of God.
If today you hear his voice, harden not
your hearts! Amen.
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