Gospel Meditation October 24, 2021

When we see God with true sincerity of heart and God passes us along our way, it is only then that we will be able to cry out, “Jesus, son

of David, have pity on me!” We have to truly want to be healed by, and in union with, God in order for us to reach out to him. If God is only

an abstract idea, theory, or someone found in the pages of a book, there is no motivation for a relationship and no desire to seek him.

God needs to be real in order for faith to be real. It’s all about the journey.

St. Augustine reminds us that “to fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek Him the greatest adventure; to find Him the

greatest human achievement.” We strive after many things and mercy is not always one of them. We think that we can find fulfillment and

healing in other things only to discover that we are still short and empty. From the moment human beings were created, God has been

calling us and seeking us. He has been walking right beside the human story from the minute He first breathed life into the first human

soul. Are we able to recognize God as He walks with us? At some point we have to realize that there is only one way to satisfy the

deepest longings of the human heart and that is in relationship with our Creator. We are called to this. However, we make the huge error

of thinking that what we are hearing is coming from somewhere else. We become confused. Every human being would certainly profit with

wisdom if they realized Who calls them and to Whom they belong.

Then and only then will we realize that it is only our Divine Master who can give us true vision and heal us. Once we recognize and reach

out for the merciful presence of our loving Maker, we will be able to see with our soul, understanding the true nature and depth of all

things. God’s mercy is always available. It doesn’t matter how far we have strayed or how blind we become, God patiently waits to

console us, guide us and heal us. All we need to do is desire Him. Once we reach out, we also realize that there is no greater love to be

found than God’s, no human adventure that comes even close to the thrill of a spiritual search, and no human achievement even remotely

as satisfying as union with Him. This is where we belong. This is salvation.

Readings for the week of October 24, 2021

Sunday: Jer 31:7-9/Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 [3]/Heb 5:1-6/Mk 10:46-52

Monday: Rom 8:12-17/Ps 68:2 and 4, 6-7ab, 20-21 [21a]/Lk 13:10-17

Tuesday: Rom 8:18-25/Ps 126:1b-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 [3a]/Lk 13:18-21

Wednesday: Rom 8:26-30/Ps 13:4-5, 6 [6a]/Lk 13:22-30

Thursday: Eph 2:19-22/Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 [5a]/Lk 6:12-16

Friday: Rom 9:1-5/Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20/Lk 14:1-6

Saturday: Rom 11:1-2a, 11-12, 25-29/Ps 94:12-13a, 14-15, 17-18 [14a]/Lk 14:1, 7-11

Next Sunday: Dt 6:2-6/Ps 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51 [2]/Heb 7:23-28/Mk 12:28b-34

Observances for the week of October 24, 2021

Sunday: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Mission Sunday

Thursday: Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles

Saturday: BVM

Next Sunday: 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time; Priesthood Sunday; All Hallow’s Eve @LPi