Sunday 31st August, 2008
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jeremiah 20:7-9
My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God—Ps 62(63):2-6, 8-9
Romans 12:1-2
Matthew 16:21-27
Readings: Text
Like Jeremiah, I cannot resist your attraction, your call in the inmost part of myself. No matter how I try to distract myself from your insistent invitation of love, I can never stop you speaking it.
We are strange people. You invite us to life, and deep in our hearts we want to say yes, yet, like Peter, we want to decide how the drama will be played out. We have some strange notion that we know the way better than you. Perhaps it’s not surprising that we wonder about the wisdom of your voice within us, when you say that we have to lose our life to save it.
What a strange thing to say! And yet you put yourself behind your word. You didn’t seek to save your life but went to the cross trusting that the Father would raise you to life—and he did.
We have your promise that you are with us no matter what. Stay near, Lord, the way is hard; keep whispering your invitation and encouragement. We do want to thirst and long for you.
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