The texts from the Roman Catholic Lectionary
today present the stubbornness of our predecessors in the faith to live
directed by the Will of God. Patrick Borchers of Creighton University shares
his childhood confusion as to why anyone would harden their hearts to God as he
listens to the refrain of the psalmist today. The history of our relationship
with God seems to show alternating patterns of moving toward and moving away
from spiritual practice and discipline which seems to be necessary for our
human nature to stay tuned to the guidance of God. The passage from the Book of
the Prophet Jeremiah laments the failure of the people to trust in Providence as
the threat of the Assyrian conquerors came against Judah. Jeremiah sought to
reverse the choice of the people to live without attending to the practices
which marked them as the Chosen People of God. The Gospel from Luke makes it
clear that we cannot seek or find community life and spiritual health in two
different directions. The Law of Love and Living as the Body of Christ is not
compatible with following prescriptions for success which ignore the other and
pretend that the health of the foot is not important to the head. The Christian
community which practices Eucharistic intimacy as the Body of Christ is transforming
to live Christ-like relationships with everyone. The decision to take this
direction requires healing of our stiff necks once again.
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