15/08/2022

Ezekiel is a sign for all the exiles in Babylon. He has lost the joy out of his life. He faces up to the loss and does as he was commanded by God. The people too loose their joy; they have to face up to the destruction of the Temple and deaths of family who have been left behind. The things dedicated to God  are not God. Loving our churches and their contents can become a form of idolatry with which we busy ourselves because "zeal for your house" is not the same as living with love and a heart open to welcome our Father Son and Holy Spirit.

In some ways I am living the life of the exiles in Babylon. My trust in the Church has been eroded. The Temple was lost by the freedom given to us all. Our God knows about the state of our  "temple" that has grown out of his life death and resurrection. He knows what it is that has so weakened his clergy and why our human religion is crumbling so quickly. We are tempted to say "Come on God do something about it".

We have been created capable  of knowing God but we have rejected his love and become immersed in the wealth of the world. The young man left dejected because he knew that he could not leave his wealth for the "perfect life" offered by Jesus. Our daily task is to know that we are in the sight of God, to approach him with our love and to serve him by living without sin. Nothing is impossible for God!

Dear Lord you know that my purpose is confused but that the failure of words cannot harm a pure intention. Keep my soul directed to you and let not failure of clarity become more important than right intention. Let my prayer focus on you and not on my self-image. May Mary your Mother include me and mine in her prayers to you as indeed she must,as she is in the timeless eternity of your Glory.