Today we have a wonderful message of hope and comfort that comes to those who tap into the gift of faith given by God the Father and hear and see reality as it really is: hear and see the Wisdom of God and the Word of God in the flesh – who made the reality - as he really speaks: hear and see Jesus the Christ, the anointed one of God!
Everyone needs water in order to live. We all know that. Our bodies would not survive without ample supplies of water. Those who hear and see the mysteries of God know that in order for their spiritual lives to grow, they need spiritual water: in ample supply. JESUS IS HIMSELF THAT SPIRITUAL WATER SUPPLY!
This was prophesied by Jeremiah in the first reading today: "two evils have my people done: they have forsaken me, the source of living waters [spiritual waters]; they have dug themselves cisterns that have broken, that hold no water." This was done by choice and therefore the people are accountable. When we, by choice, forsake Jesus, the source of living spiritual waters, and place other profane water substitutes into our leaking cisterns and souls, then God will not be pleased with us either.
In the gospel passage Jesus tells his disciples that he speaks in parables (little stories of familiar comparisons) to preach his message of salvation because even if he told them the truth point blank some would not accept it – because their hearts are hardened and their necks are stiff! But he tells his disciples; he tells us, his disciples "blessed are your eyes, because they see the reality of the kingdom that I am talking about; because they hear the message of reconciliation and redemption that is for everyone; because they see and hear me!"
So many people longed to see and hear these things, hear me; but they did not and would not - because they did not accept with open minds and hearts the gift of faith to be able to do so!
Today let us pray for an increase of faith for all of us and for all we know: so that the message of salvation, the message of redemption, the message of eternal HOPE will not be received in vain – in broken spiritual cisterns! It can make all the difference in our lives, spiritually and materially – both for here, and for hereafter!
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth;
you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom.
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