The texts from the Roman Catholic Lectionary today challenge us to be open to Divine revelation of Presence and to avoid assumptions from human expectations.
The Reading from the Book of Exodus proclaims setting up the Tabernacle prior to God’s Presence in the Tabernacle.
Psalm 84 expresses the sentiments of the pilgrims eager to enjoy the divine presence.
The Gospel of Matthew presents more Parables adding Treasures New and Old.
Rev. Anish Kochanichottil, SJ, expresses the hope that St. Ignatius remind us that God is always journeying with us, and may we find the courage to say yes to His quiet invitations, for His greater glory and the good of all.
Don Schwager quotes “A scribe who is trained for the kingdom of heaven,” by Cyril of Alexandria (375-444 AD).
"A scribe is one who, through continual reading of the Old and New Testaments, has laid up for himself a storehouse of knowledge. Thus Christ blesses those who have gathered in themselves the education both of the law and of the gospel, so as to 'bring forth from their treasure things both new and old.' And Christ compares such people with a scribe, just as in another place he says, 'I will send you wise men and scribes' (Matthew 23:34) (excerpt from Fragment 172)
Friar Jude Winkler reflects on the texts of today that declare God dwelling among people and parables dealing with judgement of good and evil and an exhortation to the Church today to take the best of old and new.
Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM, considers how dualistic thinking is at the root of our illusions of human perfection.
We implore the Spirit to enlighten our tendency to subject the limitless God to our human constraints.
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