+ Our readings today speak about the absolute necessity of
“the firmness of our faith:” it is
only when our response to God’s favor and mercy is to turn towards him and to
live as he desires, that we live productive and happy lives both naturally and
supernaturally. In the first reading today the Prophet Isaiah warns that the
people who were God’s nation would be crushed because of the lack of firmness of their faith – a wavering and
lukewarm disposition is abhorrent to God; for He gives himself entirely to us,
and expects the same in return.
In
the gospel passage, this same theme is seen as Jesus himself
decries what lack of faith; and weak, soggy faith can do; not only are the
people of his day as guilty as those of Isaiah’s time, but even worse, because
they have the very image of God’s faithfulness right there in their midst, in
the flesh; they have Jesus as God’s promise of redemption and salvation right
there in front of them, and they do not recognize him, they are not moved by
him, and they shall pay dearly for their unwillingness to be told or shown
otherwise.
In
our own day, we have the same fallen human nature present
in us, that has been around for thousands of years, that would incline us to a
wavering, weak, lukewarm, soggy faith-response to God who still pours out his
love upon us without measure; but we have the same opportunity as those who
lived in Jesus’ day, to rise above all that, see Jesus as he is: our Lord, our
Savior and our Friend; and live a daily life that is radically different than
those who don’t see Jesus that way: we can spread joy, hope and peace – the
very peace of Christ himself to all we meet – because we BELIEVE IN THE
SUPERNATURAL DIMENSION OF IT ALL, and we want to put our belief into action!
Our
God is great and wholly to be praised in the city of our God, and in
the recesses of our hearts
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