Faithful to being open to change

The texts from the Roman Catholic Lectionary today are related to the concept of faithfulness. Ezekiel delivers a prophesy of a tragedy for the people of God. This is a consequence of being a perverse generation who are not faithful to the plan of God for them. The observance of faithfulness is important on the spiritual journey. It is the quality observed when the believers gather again and again for liturgies. The Gospel from Matthew suggests that being faithful is more than keeping the Law and attending to the Prophets. It involves faithfulness to be called or invited to change. Jesus loved the rich young man. He invited him to move along the spiritual journey by dealing with the idolatry of possessions and wealth. The young man declined the invitation this time. God remains faithful to humans. The young man will have another invitation to grow.