TODAY'S READINGS We begin now bringing the current liturgical year to an end with words about terrible things, terrible times, terrible events. So terrible, in fact, that I often wish we could use other readings. These readings attempt to bring us to realize that these days might serve us well if we look back over the year to see where God has been giving us particular signs. Some of those signs, perhaps, may be indicating a change in how we relate to God; other may be God's way of directing us in new ways of living, working, playing and so on.
Some may look back of the year and ask "Where was God giving me signs?" This should be a response that tells something as well: has the relationship with God been all that serious?
All that we encounter in our lives, if carefully reviewed, most likely will speak God's message. But, again, we have to be listening. We have to set aside time to hear his whispers.
When we consider the "things" that have happened to us in the last year, have we even thought these were "signs from God"?
These days are truly days of hope. When we look at our lives for the last year, if we try and see God's will for us, we will find that God is always present, always wanting to give of himself to us ... if we just listen.
