+ Our first reading today reminds
us that we ought not speak on our own as Catholic Christians – but as called by
God to speak, as Samuel was. We, of ourselves, have nothing to say that would
truly benefit anyone in the long run, if it were not from God. And who is there
who would not want to be listening to the
voice of God speaking, if there was a choice.
St,
Hilary of Poitiers knew the great value of this lesson in that
speaking of Jesus as anything other than what the Church proclaimed him to be
was both nonsense and heresy. The Arian heresy was rampant at this 4th
century time, which was pointless, senseless and heretical to the core.
In
the gospel passage, we see Jesus – who was truly divine and human
at the same time - indeed as the great healer and restorer to a greater
abundance of life than can be imagined (not just to the way things were before)
– and eternal life to boot! Amazing! and contrary to any Arian teaching!
St.
Hilary the Great wrote a great doctrinal work On the Trinity and governed his diocese
with great wisdom. And so today, may we, like him, speak and write as prompted
by God - believing in his healing power for all who need it, and look forward
to an ever-better life ahead in this New Year.
Here I
am Lord, I come to do your will!
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