God is Good!
September 6, 2024 at 12:00 a.m.
Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
As Christians, it is so easy for us to get caught up in the troubles of the world – to become weighed down by our day-to-day difficulties, struggles, and distractions. Especially with elections coming up, it is so easy to get caught up in the endless noise of the election season and believe that our candidate is going to save the country and if the other candidate wins, we are doomed. Similarly, we can allow ourselves to take sides and believe that those who don’t vote the way we do are somehow on the wrong side of history, or even morally deficient because of who they choose to vote for. In this we can see the work of the devil, who always seeks to sow division, discord, and fear. Even outside of elections, the noise of our world screams at us almost constantly from our cell phones and our computers and our TV’s. It can be easy to lose our peace. But as Christians and disciples, we are called to have confidence in God and a hope that leads to joy, despite the difficulties and hardships of life.
In our first reading for Sunday, Isaiah gives us a beautiful encouragement to “Be strong, fear not!” For our God is coming to save us and to bring about healing and abundant life. Our Psalm tells us that “The God of Jacob keeps faith forever.” In our Gospel reading, Jesus heals a deaf man. Our God is good! He has come to save us, to bring healing, to bring unity out of division and peace out of discord. We can take courage and have confidence in a God who is greater than all our fears.
As we approach our Eucharistic Lord in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, perhaps we can ask ourselves, what do I need healing from? Has the noise of the world made me deaf and unable to hear the “still, small voice” of God in the quiet of my heart? Have I become constricted by an impending sense of doom or fear of the future that paralyzes me and makes me unable to do the will of God in my life? Whatever it is for each of us, let us take courage and be reminded that God comes to save us. He comes to bring us healing, to bring us joy and peace, and the freedom to live an abundant life full of His everlasting goodness.
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Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
As Christians, it is so easy for us to get caught up in the troubles of the world – to become weighed down by our day-to-day difficulties, struggles, and distractions. Especially with elections coming up, it is so easy to get caught up in the endless noise of the election season and believe that our candidate is going to save the country and if the other candidate wins, we are doomed. Similarly, we can allow ourselves to take sides and believe that those who don’t vote the way we do are somehow on the wrong side of history, or even morally deficient because of who they choose to vote for. In this we can see the work of the devil, who always seeks to sow division, discord, and fear. Even outside of elections, the noise of our world screams at us almost constantly from our cell phones and our computers and our TV’s. It can be easy to lose our peace. But as Christians and disciples, we are called to have confidence in God and a hope that leads to joy, despite the difficulties and hardships of life.
In our first reading for Sunday, Isaiah gives us a beautiful encouragement to “Be strong, fear not!” For our God is coming to save us and to bring about healing and abundant life. Our Psalm tells us that “The God of Jacob keeps faith forever.” In our Gospel reading, Jesus heals a deaf man. Our God is good! He has come to save us, to bring healing, to bring unity out of division and peace out of discord. We can take courage and have confidence in a God who is greater than all our fears.
As we approach our Eucharistic Lord in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, perhaps we can ask ourselves, what do I need healing from? Has the noise of the world made me deaf and unable to hear the “still, small voice” of God in the quiet of my heart? Have I become constricted by an impending sense of doom or fear of the future that paralyzes me and makes me unable to do the will of God in my life? Whatever it is for each of us, let us take courage and be reminded that God comes to save us. He comes to bring us healing, to bring us joy and peace, and the freedom to live an abundant life full of His everlasting goodness.