Seventh Monday of Ordinary Time

The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty. And he has made the world firm, not to be moved. Your throne stands firm from of old; from everlasting you are, O LORD.

Many in this world will tell us that there is no such thing as black and white. Everything is a matter of perspective and opinion. Good and evil don’t exist in their eyes. They have an anything goes kind of attitude and try to convince us to let go of our beliefs and embrace the grayness they live in. It may indeed be tempting to forget what we’ve learned as Christians and simply be part of the world. However, we were not created for the world, but for God and He is Good. He is Light. He is right. We cannot follow Him if we do not believe these things. We cannot be examples of holiness to others if we do not accept there is good and evil in the world. God is our King, there should be no other. He made the earth and everything in it good. It was only through the Devil and the original sin of Adam and Eve that evil entered into the world. God’s throne is planted firmly in the Way, the Truth, and the Life we are all called to live and if we want to be part of His Kingdom, then we must believe this and live it.

How can we do better and avoid evil? What can we do to fight our sinful inclinations? How can we anchor God’s Throne of Wisdom within our hearts so we might be worthy of being part of His Kingdom?

O Lord, plant your throne firmly in our hearts.

Amen.