(Listen to this homily here).
We heard this morning from the last chapter in the book of
Exodus. Featured is the meeting
tent—also known as the Dwelling, the tent of meeting or the ark.
Earlier
in the book of Exodus God instructed Moses how to make this dwelling. It was a portable place of worship
featuring the tent, surrounded by a rectangular sort of fence. Within the tent was a partitioned
section called the Holy of holies.
This is where the Ark of the Covenant was held. Containing the Ten Commandments it was
the holiest place known to man.
Another
name for this place—the tabernacle.
It’s
interesting that thousands of years later we come each morning to the new
tabernacle. This dwelling is the
holiest place in the world and houses the body and blood of Jesus Christ—the fulfillment
of the Law, the true Bread of life and the Priest of priests.
Another
cool point: the Israelites were led by the cloud—God’s presence—in their
journeys. When the cloud moved,
Moses and the people followed suit.
If the cloud stayed put, so did they.
This
should be how we move in our lives.
By frequently observing the tabernacle—by coming to Mass, receiving
Jesus’ body and blood in the Eucharist and praying in Eucharistic adoration—God
will show us His will. He will
allow us to see how He wishes to move in our lives.
Praise
God for our time to dwell near the tabernacle at Mass this morning.
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