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Reading 1 EPH 4:1-7, 11-13Responsorial Psalm PS 19:2-3, 4-5Gospel MT 9:9-13
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From The Deacon's Bench
My Brothers and Sisters,
On TV, especially during the summer months, every station carries some type of reality show. I’ve been at a loss to understand why anyone would watch them; after all, they are mostly scripted and don’t reflect everyday lives – really not a fan.
Now having said this, I have to confess that just recently I was informed by our daughter that my wife and I are entertainment for her neighbors whenever we are outside working on a project. Apparently, her neighbors stop what they are doing, go and grab a cup of coffee and sit by an open window or on their deck and just listen to us. To them, we are funnier than a reality show! One neighbor said the way we argue and work together is pure comedy. I don’t know about that but, like many couples, we sometimes struggle to understand each other while trying to work together.
We see each step differently, and both being a little hard of hearing, we tend to talk loud even when we are close to each other. I’ve told our daughter that we’re not mad just deaf. Her neighbor across the street says that right in the middle of what to any one else seems like an argument she will hear me say “I love you” or tell my wife how beautiful she is… it is just how we communicate. My daughter likes to threaten us with recording us and putting it on YouTube.
I often think that this is the same type of relationship we have with God. We get angry or upset when we feel He isn’t listening. We talk louder in prayer when we fear He can’t hear us. And whenever we drift a little away or have real doubt, we hear God say “I love you” and how beautiful he thinks we are even when we are wrong or don’t listen as well as we should.
In our readings today, we hear God saying just that, especially in the Gospel reading. God calls us each and every day whether we seem to be a little deaf to his call or a little late in asking for His forgiveness even at the end of life’s journey. No matter when we need Him, He will be there.
May God Bless You,
Deacon Ray -
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