Priest Obey

The texts of the Roman Catholic Lectionary today offer themes of obedience and priesthood. The author of the letter to the Hebrews carefully explains the call to priesthood. The one who acts as priest is called to the position by God through the community. The complement to being chosen into the order of priests is obedience to God. Obedience is a difficult practice. It may be particularly foreign to modern life philosophy. The difficulty of the disciples to fast is hinted in the Gospel of Mark. The explanation for their lack of obedience to the fast is a helpful understanding of the need to in touch with the situation of the indwelling Spirit in relation to obedience. The resonance of the indwelling Spirit with the Divine opens the door to the messages of obedience which lead to the full development of the seeker as child of the Divine in whom the truth and the way are found.