Righteous and wicked are different

The texts from the Roman Catholic Lectionary today continue the theme of the concern of some of the righteous over the action of God towards the wicked. The dialogue in the Book of Malachi indicates that God is aware of those who truly serve Him. The promise is made that the day will come when all evildoers will be stubble. The obvious challenge for us is to determine who are the evildoers. Certainly to some degree we all are not living the full communion with the Divine to which we are invited. We all have our distractions from the righteous life. Are we all 'stubble'? The choice presented by the psalmist is one between a fruitful life of the ones who meditate on the Law and ways of God and shape their lives in this fruitful manner and those who follow wicked advice, scoff and dismiss the peace and joy of perseverance which eventually yields fruits of peace and joy in God's time. The Gospel of Luke presents a parable which highlights the value of maintaining the course and persisting in gracious, patient, forgiving and loving life style. The Gracious One continues to provide evidence of the delight in which His Children are held in the every day confirmation that Life is in the Way of Psalm 1.