8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Happy Sunday everyone! Welcome you to my blog “Acceptable Time”. It has a simple purpose and goal: to share the Good News and invite others to “subscribe”to the same!
Looking at the world today, what else should we subscribe to? I’ll take the good news of a loving, redeeming Savior over the tid-bits, headlines, soundbites and bad news that the world has to offer.
Why acceptable time? Lent is coming. A few days from now, through the pen of St. Paul, God will give us our annual reminder that there is no time like the present. We can’t go backwards (except to seek HIS forgiveness) and we can only go forward — truly forward — with His Grace. But we must do it NOW.
There is a story told of a wanderer who was seeking the way of happiness, enlightenment and peace. Hearing of a monastery of mystic monks, the wanderer made the journey to find them. He said “They must know the way!” Coming upon the monastery, the wanderer’s fists pounded on the massive door. Suddenly the door opened and a bearded, wild-eyed monk yelled at the wanderer: “What do you seek?” Startled, the wanderer sheepishly said, “I seek happiness, enlightenment and peace.” The wild-eyed monk yelled, “You can have it NOW.” With that, the crazed monk grabbed a club and started swinging at the wanderer. The wanderer quickly turned and ran.
It is said that the wanderer is still running to this day…and still seeking happiness, enlightenment and peace.
In our heart of hearts, don’t we seek happiness, enlightenment and peace? We are all like the wanderer in one way or another…we seek and when we find it, we run! Don’t we all want joy,kindness, hope, generosity, souls filled with gratitude and thankfulness? Don’t we desire deep and satifying relationships and communities? Don’t we want to know LOVE? to feel LOVE and to be LOVED? And don’t we know where it truly can be found, where it is already? And yet, we still quickly turn and run…like the wanderer.
Well, NOW is the acceptable time, Now is the day of Salvation. (2 Cor 6:2) Let’s get ready for LENT together. NO CLUB NECESSARY. All you need is an open heart, a trusting soul and a willingness to follow and carry our CROSS.
“Lord, it is good to give thanks to YOU!” Psalm 92