Pick me

The Evangelists Luke and John,who author two of the texts in the Roman Catholic Lectionary for today, have important themes which are contained in their writing. Friar Jude Winkler comments that Luke communicates that God has a plan for humanity and that plan is fulfilled through Jesus and the life of the Christian community. The Apostles in the passage from the Book of Acts today cast lots to replace Judas. This ancient method of making a decision allows for God, through the Holy Spirit to influence the decision. At Creighton University, Eileen Wirth recalls the childhood trauma of the less athletic around ‘picking teams’. The theme in the Gospel from John today is  another statement of this Evangelist’s proposal that the greatest choice is to accept that Jesus is Son of God. In making that choice we are invited to become fully alive as friends of God, brothers and sisters of Jesus. This life choice brings joy which we realize is the knowledge that our being where God wants us to be brings great dignity and humility. From this joy we are transforming our focus from ourselves to others so that we become more enable to Love as Jesus in our laying down of our life concerns and desires for the good of others.