+ The deeper meaning of the gospel passage today invites
us to reflect upon “connectedness to God” – the reality of it, the possibility
of it, and just how it works.
The fact that we, as human
beings, with free will, can even have a direct connect and spiritual linkup
with God – is his own initiative and idea. We could never make the leap from
the “created” to the essentially “uncreated” on our own. It’s just impossible.
The leap then, of course, is the leap of “faith” which is always God’s gift to
us first, just as his love is always a gift first-given, before it can be
freely accepted and then reciprocated.
And so, God wills us to be
spiritually connected and linked with him in our souls, in our hearts and in our minds, so we can reflect on it, hold it
in awe, thank him for it, and integrate it into a way of life that is different
from all the other animals on the face of the earth: a reflective life, a
thoughtful life, and decisive life.
And so, through our conscious
decisions, words and deeds, we either prolong the connectedness or sabotage it.
Jesus came to model what a fruitful
and productive connected-to-God life
looks like, and not only to model it, but to empower us to participate in it.
And we are grateful, and can show by our words and deeds that we are a thankful
people, and willing to help others come to the same realization.
“Those
who do the will of God, are my mother and brothers and sisters.” They
are the ones truly connected to me, and live with me life-in-God! in his heart! in his Love! in his Peace!
May we revel today in the fact
that an amazing kind of life can be ours – and that, especially through this
Mass, and the reception of the very life of Jesus into our souls – we can fire
up the connection and bond it to us in an even greater way, and not only for
our own good, but for the good of those we will meet this very day!
Yes, blessed, happy and optimistic
are those who hear the word of God and keep it! and live it!
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