The texts today from the Roman Catholic Lectionary present the
tension between attention to detail and discipline and the big picture of Divine
Presence which may incorrectly cause us to be negligent about the “small stuff”.
Which attitude about God do we adopt? The Creator who fills the universe and
sustains the processes which unfold for people at the level of nations and
communities is the One who knows when I sit down and when I rise up. Such
knowledge is too wonderful for me (Psalm 139:6). Friar Jude Winkler comments
that one of the last books in the Catholic and Orthodox canon of the Old
Testament gives advice to rulers on living the good life within the Spirit of
God. Sin and deceit are contrary to that Spirit and the full wisdom offered to
us as gift from God is prevented from full action through our decisions to
serve self instead of attending to Wisdom. Joe Zaborowski of CreightonUniversity takes comfort in the response of Pope Francesco identifying himself
as a sinner. The faith which Luke has Jesus describe as capable of moving
mountains is gifted to us. Friar Jude reminds us that our response to this
faith is to trust God and others. The lack of this trust and being overcome by
our own selfish action may lead us to offer temptation or as Don Schwager notes
from the Greek, scandal to those who have not been gifted with the Wisdom in
which we are overcome by the wonderful Presence of God. Do we continue our
journey focused on the Big picture overcome in awe or on the little ones who
look for guides from those they trust? Yes!
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