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+ We have a continuation of our beautiful reading from
Ecclesiastes today. Yesterday was “Vanity of vanities, all things
are vanity!” Today we have rhythmic and pulsating “litany of time!” which is
summed up in the first strophe: “There is an appointed time for everything, and
a time for every thing under the heavens.”
While yesterday’s rhythm and forecast was about absurdity
and boredom, the ordinariness and actually the hopelessness of it all; today we
have a more balanced way of saying the same thing, and somewhat more of a
hopeful message: yes there is a cycle to everything, the
positive/negative/positive cyles: - a time to be born, a time to die; a time to
weep, a time to laugh; a time to be silent, a time to speak; a time to love, a
time to hate.
Then the underlying cause for
hope again is brought out: “it is God who has made everything appropriate to
its time, he has put timelessness into our hearts, without letting us know it
was him: this unless and until we are curious and want to ask questions. This
too is a cycle, we seek answers, we seek wisdom, we seek information: and it
will be given – until the time comes for more answers, more wisdom and more
information! This, thankfully and wondrously will go on and on, thanks to the
death / resurrection cycle inaugurated by Jesus’ death and resurrection – for
life here and even hereafter – we will always be open and ready to learn what
our Father in heaven wants us to know: so we will always continue eternally to
become more and more who we really are: God’s image of us, with his likeness
implanted deep into our souls.
The drama of the death/resurrection
is slowly introduced to the disciples by Jesus, as is illustrated in the gospel
passage today: though Peter blurts out, inspired by the Holy Spirit who was
always hovering over his head: “You are the Christ of God!” But Jesus silences
him, for this is a time of silence, and the time for speaking about it will
come later when the resurrection does occur and a whole new dimension of human
life emerges from the old that was crucified on a cross of shame.
Yes, the Son of Man came to
serve and to give his life as a ransom for many! Let us share this message
someway, somehow today, with all we meet!
Amen.
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