Deacon Tom Writes,
“Yes Lord”
We
know that we will never be able to understand or experience the totality of the
Divine Being. Yet, God calls us to know Him in an intimate and personal way and
desires that we make an effort to form a dynamic relationship with Him during
our earthly journey. The Book of Psalms encourages us to seek God by praying, “Make known to me your ways, LORD; teach me
your paths (Psalm 25:4). When God made us in His image and likeness, He
gave us some powerful tools to help us steward His creation. First, he created
us as “rational beings” able to think for ourselves, observe the world
surrounding us, question the wisdom and power behind all that is, and
ultimately discover the maker of the universe from whom all things came into
being. In addition to this gift of reason God gave us “Free Will”. By infusing
the power to choose our destiny, God ultimately gave us the poser to accept or
refuse His love as we see fit.
It’s
important to know that God intended this gift to contribute to our well-being
and happiness as we faced the challenges and hardships encountered during our earthly
pilgrimage. When we use our Free Will to pursue things that are of the Kingdom,
we enrich ourselves with God’s graces and, at the same time, we give Him the
honor and glory that He deserves as creator and the One who sustains all of
existence. But it is our choice! This gift, freely given, however, means that
we can also use it to our own detriment leaving us alienated from God and
lacking the grace to endure the misfortunes of life. It is in considering the
ultimate power of this precious gift that we gain insight into God’s profound
love for us and His desire that we come to experience the depth of that love.
Today’s
gospel is a story that demonstrates our ability to exercise that intimate gift
to reject God and turn our backs on Him. We are free to say no to the very
invitation we have from God to be united with Him throughout eternity. In our
ignorant use of that precious gift, we can, and often do, reject His invitation
and go our own separate way. ““No” God, I’ll do it my way”. (Thank you,
Frankie♫♫.)
We
will never be able to understand God. But we do have many ways we can come to
know of His great love for us. The Free Will He has given to us is one of the
most powerful signs of that love. The ultimate gift, of course, would be that
He sent His own Son into the world to save us from the evil consequences we
suffer from our poor judgment in exercising that Free Will.
Let
us give God the honor and glory that is due our loving Creator by participating
at the banquet of life to which we have been invited and for which we are
properly prepared and join in the chorus along with all those who have accepted
this gracious invitation...
“♫♫
Yes Lord, Yes Lord, Yes Yes Lord ♫♫”
Enjoy
the Day!
Deacon
Tom
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