Wednesday, August 7, 2019

A Word from Your Pastor August 4


Dear Parishioners:

The Gospel calls us to live in this world with a clear awareness that we are destined for Eternity.  Qoheleth reminds us that the realities of this world are vanities, passing experiences that do not satisfy the longings of our hearts.  Only God can satisfy.

This perspective does not take away from our responsibility to attend to the world in which we live.  Rather, it challenges us to take full advantage of the present moment by engaging in it with the knowledge that it is passing.  We are meant to bring eternal meaning to the experiences we have in time.  Life is brief.  Our time on this earth passes swiftly and we leave behind the seeds that have been sown by our choices and by the way we have lived.

This week we celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration (Tuesday, August 6).  This celebration highlights a moment in Jesus’ earthly ministry when He shared a glimpse of His divinity with the Apostles Peter, James and John.  It was offered to them as a sharing in the power of Jesus’ prayer in our human nature and as a hint of the glory that is offered to us when we accept the Paschal Mystery into our lives – the Death and Resurrection of Jesus by which He accomplished our redemption.

Open your eyes to the wondrous power of Faith to transform all that you experience in the present moment into the Presence of God.  Let the glory promised to us through Jesus Christ shine through you so that others may come to know the Love of God.  If today you hear His voice, harden not your hearts!

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