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Blessed John of Fiesole, a Dominican Friar, is also known as Fra Angelico. Famous for his devotional artwork John used his talents to praise God through paint. All talents can be used to praise God.
Faith is more than an intellectual assent to certain truths. Faith involves action. It involves loving care for our neighbor, looking after those in need. Without such action faith is worthless.
We see through a glass dimly. An important part of spiritual practice, then, is “cleaning the lens”.
Rather than just talk about the problems of the day, the Seven Founders of the Servite Order did something about it─they consciously left all and formed a new religious congregation to address the issues. They put their money where their mouths were.
In the Christian community there must be no discrimination based on position or wealth. Authentic worth consists in God’s election and God’s gifts.
God wants useable instruments who will carry the mystery, the weight of glory and the burden of sin simultaneously.
Along with our losses, we are invited to find holiness and health amid the broken circumstances of our lives.
This week’s Gospel reminds us to love our enemies and do to others as we would have them do to us.
Our world is as violent as David’s world. Had King David heard Jesus’ message, how would he have responded? More importantly, how will we?
Christian life is complex. It’s not something we can execute without focus and attention. The author of today’s reading insists we must be clear about our purpose–not merely responding superficially to the Lord in our lives.
