Today’s Thoughts: In our Gospel today, Jesus says two things that are worth considering. First, he says, "They can no longer die, for they are like angels; and they are the children of God.” And secondly, that “God is not the God of the dead, but of the living for in God all are alive."
From my perspective these are two important points or gifts we need to remember. We need to remember that we are children of God and that God is about life not death. The question for us is how do we live these gifts? Do we recognize that we are children of God? And are we always about life? You might say that during these days leading up to Thanksgiving when we are busy about many things it might be helpful to stop and consider our gifts – consider the fact that we are children of God. It is also not a bad time to remember that our focus must be on the living not the dead. Jesus always wanted to bring about life and so should we! Extra Note: If you happen to use the readings for the feast today – The Presentation of Mary – you will encounter a beautiful few verses from the Book of the Prophet Zechariah and a few perplexing verses from Mathew’s Gospel. From Zechariah we here about Christ coming amongst us, of dwelling with us, of coming forth from his holy dwelling – Mary! Zechariah presents beautiful imagery of God’s presence amongst us with Mary inferred at the holy dwelling from which Christ blesses the world. In Matthew’s Gospel we have those curious verses of someone in the crowd telling Jesus that his mother and brothers are here to see him, but Jesus says, “Who are my mother and brothers.” Jesus goes on to say pointing at all gathered, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother.” Jesus seems to ignore his mother or slight her presence. If we look at Jesus’ words a different way, perhaps Jesus is truly honoring his mother as the example by which we can be part of the family. If we believe, if we do the will of God just like Mary, we are truly part of the family! Have a blessed and holy Feast of the Presentation of Mary and Saturday everyone!
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