Will be Done

The Roman Catholic Lectionary today presents texts to commemorate Saints Peter and Paul, apostles – Solemnity. The scenarios described in Acts and the Gospel of Matthew show events and revelations which witness to the change of circumstance or change of understanding which comes from the working of the Divine in people’s lives. These changes are noted as significant turning points which move forward the evangelization of the nations and are associated with the lives of those who are canonized as “listed saints” in the Church. The psalmist praises God for the times he recalls where God has delivered him from trouble. The more time we have to look back on, the more we see those occasions of protection and direction in our lives. The tension between “free choice” and determined deliverance can bring interesting reflection. The deliverance may not have been chosen yet we would consider it as a positive change in our lives. The will of God finds the path to completion. Paul writes to Timothy concerning a reflection on the years of his work as an Apostle. The full and complete life of witness has demanded all of Paul. In another letter to the Galatians, (Galatians 2:20) Paul testifies it is Jesus that lives in him. The understanding expressed by Peter, in Matthew’s Gospel, is proclaimed by Jesus as the work of the Father. The resonance of the indwelling Spirit of Peter with the Divine Spirit makes the promise to the uneducated fisherman that he will be the “rock” for Jesus followers something which will transpire as the will of God through his “yes”. The events of these lives with all of the miraculous occurrences are the fruit of the surrender to the will of God which brings the way of Life to humanity.