Fr. John Esper's Weekly Reflections

-Reflection from July 13, 2008 Bulletin-  

     ‘My word shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it’. Isaiah 55:11.

    Do you ever wonder whether God is having his way with us? At first glance most of us might think that God is frustrated, or disappointed with all he has made. On the other hand, today’s readings help us to realize that we cannot thwart God’s will. The power of the Word of God is the power of God himself.

For all the disorder in the world, God is indeed  having his way. God’s salvation is accomplished and effective in the dying and rising of Jesus, who is the Word of God.

    Jesus is the Word God has spoken to the world. Recall the beginning of John’s gospel where he writes, ‘In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God’. Jesus is that Word spoken and given to the world for its salvation and liberation.

    The Word of God is a living word, dynamic and effective in the lives of those who will hear it. The Word is Jesus with whom we are called to have a real and personal relationship. God is not distant, impersonal, nor unaware of our lives here and now. God desires us to seek him, to know him and to love him. The best way to know God is through Jesus whom the Father has sent. To say that we are to have a personal relationship with Jesus means that we are to open ourselves to Jesus in a trusting, sharing way just as we might do with our dearest friend or spouse. This is all possible through the power and light of the scriptures.

    As God desires us, our most effective response is to also desire God. Desire is at the heart of our loving. If the human heart is not inspired or moved with a desire for another, then nothing much happens. God will always honor a sincere desire to know and love him. Expressing your desire to the Lord is a good way to begin any prayer time. Speak your desire to know and love God, asking for insight and understanding as you pray and read the bible. God will honor your prayer and inspire your reading.

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