Twenty-Ninth Friday of Ordinary Time

When you see a cloud rising in the west you say immediately that it is going to rain–and so it does; and when you notice that the wind is blowing from the south you say that it is going to be hot–and so it is. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky; why do you not know how to interpret the present time?

It is easy for us to understand worldly things. We can predict a lot of what will happen to us each day and yet we don't use that foresight to lead holier lives. We use it frivolously. Many of us have regular schedules that we follow and yet how often do we schedule in time to just be with God and pray? If we are asked when our favorite TV show is on, we know immediately the day and time, but how many of us know when and where we can go to confession, daily mass, or volunteer opportunities with our church? We are so knowledgeable about the world and yet so blind to the Will of God. Perhaps instead of making worldly plans, we should open ourselves to letting God pencil Himself into our lives and helping us to know how to interpret our days.

Do we make time to spend with God each day? What can we give up to make time for Him? How can we open our hearts so that God can help us to interpret His Will?

O Lord, give us the grace we need to interpret what you are calling us to do.

Amen.