+ As we move now into the first Monday in Ordinary Time in our new church calendar year the first reading begins the Letter to the Hebrews: a more historical setting written to the people who were to be the Lord’s own family, from which he would emerge as Shepherd and Savior. This reading then establishes Jesus as the one who speaks on behalf of God NOW, who has a ranking and existence that is higher than the angels, and to whom all the angels worship!
He is the one who came into
our world for the business of saving us – he came to be our salvation – and as soon as he was able, as soon as he was of
age, Jesus began that work by gathering to himself a support group of friends
to whom he would teach his ways, and empower to carry on his legacy when the
time was right later.
And so he calls Simon and
Andrew, and James and John – and they all left their work as fishermen and
followed him immediately and became totally immersed in his friendship, his
mystique and his mission!
The same Jesus calls all of us
to follow him, to become immersed in his friendship, his mystique, and his
mission – we are doing that right now – it is why we are here at this Mass. And
strengthened by the Eucharist of his own
Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity – we can go forth from it, joyfully, to
glorify God by allowing him to minister through us anyone he wants this day!
Thank you, Lord, for such an
amazing setup: you still take care of your people, yet you use poor, humble servants such as ourselves
to do it: give us your joy, your hope and your peace to spread and we shall do
it well – we shall do it well!
Let
all the angels worship the Lord!
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