Today’s Thoughts: Jesus tells us in the Gospel today (Luke 12:49-53) that there will be divisions, conflicts and struggles because of his presence, message, ministry and call. He tells us that he has come to set the earth on fire. He is telling us of his deep feelings, emotions, and mission.
Down through the centuries the divisions and divisiveness Jesus speaks of is exactly what has happened from time to time. There is no reason to believe that it will stop anytime soon unless God has other plans. As long as there are two people on this earth there will be disagreements, struggles and challenges. Unfortunately, in today’s world, with all the social media and 24-hour news stations this divisiveness gets exaggerated and intensified. It is hard to tune it out. We can begin to feel like everything is falling apart. Who can we trust? Even our faith gets shaken. There are disagreements within the highest levels of the Church. Cardinals, bishops, priests challenging the Pope because of the current Synod or because of things he has said. People picking sides. Fear of change. Even a disciplined priest calling the Pope the devil! When I hear these kinds of things, I think back to a few football seasons ago when the Green Bay Packers got off to a bad start at the beginning of the season and sports talk and the fans were on them. The Packers quarterback at the time, Aaron Rodgers simply told the media and the fans – “Relax!” It is a long season. Life is a work in progress, yes, it can be messy, yes, there will be fights, disagreements and divisions but let’s all have some faith in God’s Holy Spirit. Let’s all have some faith in the living of life. Let’s all believe in the breadth and length and height and depth of Christ love! Have a holy and blessed Thursday everyone!
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