“…rejoicing
in the Lord must be your strength”.
(Nehemiah 8:2-10)
“Your
words, Lord, are are Spirit and life.”
(Psalm 19)
“The
Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad
tidings to the poor.” (Luke1:1-4,
4:14
-21)
For the past week and a half,
just about the whole world is focused on the devastating earthquake that
hit Haiti---estimates of 100,000+ dead buried alive in
and by crumbling buildings. Thousands
have come from all over the world to try and uncover the living and the
dead and to help those who were left injured and without homes, food, and
the basics. The rest of us are sending millions of dollars and millions
and millions of prayers. In
natural disasters, we are ONE. As
you and I gather at Mass, we are more aware that Jesus gives Himself to us
all. For the moment, we know
that living His way is the only way to live.
And, we know in our hearts, in our minds, that St. Theresa of
Avila
is right when she says: “Jesus has no
body on earth but yours, no hands, no feet but yours.” Next week-end, we
will take up another collection for
Haiti
.
It
is true: we, on earth today, are the body, the hands, and the feet of the
Lord Jesus. We are here to bring food and drink, health and joy to
others---today to the people of
Haiti
,
every day to the downtrodden. Every
day is “holy” to the Lord, your God----“rejoicing in the Lord must
be your strength”.
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