OUR HELP IS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD
Today's readings are rather serious. The words brought me to a serious reflection on how prepared my soul is for the time when the Lord will issue that call to meet him. Maybe it is getting older, maybe it is the aches that come with being in my mid-sixties, whatever, these readings do make me think about my readiness to meet the Lord. None of us, I am quite sure, is ever perfectly ready to answer the call to meet the Lord. The readings today stress heavily the importance of seriously looking at our lives and how ready we might be to meet the Lord. At the same time there is the wonderful reality that God is always there for us, ever waiting for us to be thrilled by the graces he sends to us each and every day of our lives.
So, the reality is this: do we just move along with the invulnerable mindset of teenagers and young adults who think that life will go on for years and years? Or do we take the time regularly to examine our consciences and our relationship with God? Each day offers us so many graces: do we actually take the time to use them?
