In all wisdom and insight, he has made known to us the mystery of his will in accord with his favorthat he set forth in him as a plan for the fullness of time, to sum up all things in Christ, in heaven and on earth. Ephesians 1:10
Woe to you, scholars of the law! You have taken away the key of knowledge. Luke 11:52
Piety
God, source of all knowledge, help us to achieve a personal intimacy with you. Reveal to us the mystery of our mission and help us to set out, as the apostles set out, to fulfill that mission in a spirit of love and sharing. Amen.
Study
http://www.usccb.org/nab/101906.shtml
Did you ever know a secret? Did you ever solve a mystery?
There are two things you can do with such knowledge of a secret or a mystery. You can either tell others the answer or keep it to yourself. You can be generous and share or you can be selfish and horde.
The lawgivers of the Hebrew Bible erected huge and complex hurdles of behavior that prohibited the people from achieving any level of intimacy with God. The people could not even call God by name.
That is the difference between God and the lawgivers. God gives away the secret. The secret is Jesus. God gives away His only Son. He sends him down from heaven as our own personal secret-sharer to tell us how we might win eternal life.
“We must allow God to set up shop in our heat, mind and spirit. He wants us to move aside so that he can grow and grow until our hands are his hands and our words are his words.”[1]
God wants a personal intimacy with us. God calls us by name and says, “Come and follow me.”
Come Judy and follow me.
Come Stacy and follow me.
Come Andy and follow me.
Come Carlos and follow me.
Come all of you, my children, and follow me.
Action
Make some room in your tent for God to enter. He just wants to curl up with us and get to know us better. He can’t do that from outside in the cold. He needs to come into the warmth.
[1] Sleeth, J. Matthew, M.D. Serve God, Save the Planet: A Christian Call to Action. Page 178.
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