There is a somewhat famous poem called The Hound of Heaven by Francis Thompson. In it, God is portrayed as a relentless hound whose
footsteps are consistently heard chasing the author. The author, while being pursued, continues to flee but is
unable.
I
thought of this imagery when hearing the words from Hosea: “The more I called them, the
farther they went from me…Yet, though I stooped to feed my child, they
did not know that I was their healer…My heart is overwhelmed, my
pity is stirred…I will not give vent to my blazing anger…For I am God and not
man, the
Holy One present among you.” God demonstrates His unrelenting fidelity to the Israelites,
even when their infidelity was so bad it was called adultery.
And
notice that when Jesus sends out the apostles, he does not wait for the sick, dead,
lepers, possessed or sinners come to him.
Jesus, through the apostles, goes to meet them.
We
focus many of our spiritual energies trying to get closer to God. Yet our readings today remind us that
it is not so much about us searching
for Him, but allowing us to be found by Him.
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