We hear a couple of important words this morning in our
readings. First, we are told, “Do everything without grumbling or
questioning…” Grumbling isn’t
just what our stomachs do when we are hungry. To be a grumbler is to be a complainer. We are called to live our lives well
and without complaints.
Second,
we are encouraged to be “children of God
without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation…” A crooked generation is one that is mistaken
or wrong in many areas, like a crooked line that zig-zags and doesn’t reach the
goal easily or at all. We are
called to make a straight line to God.
Finally,
St. Paul reminds us that we are children of God. A child is someone who is completely dependent on
others. Children cannot feed
themselves, teach themselves, bathe themselves, or shelter themselves. They are reliant on their parents for
everything. So too, we must rely
on God for everything.
The
Lord desires a relationship with us.
A relationship in which we set on a direct course to Him, without
grumbling at the trials we face and as we strive to live out our call as His
own children.
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