Saturday, 2/25/12
The second part of today’s reading from Isaiah Chapter Twenty-Three
Gives us three rewards God reserves
for those who observe his holy days. The same would hold for people who take
the trouble to attend Sunday Mass.
The three rewards are: they
will delight in the Lord, they will ride on the heights, and they will be
nourished with the heritage of Jacob.
Let’s take those one at a
time. By making Sunday Mass regularly you will find yourself delighting in the
Lord. You will feel that you have not forfeited his friendship, exchanging it
for a round of golf or a Sunday morning in bed. You will feel entitled to
wallow in your friendship with God.
Secondly, you will ride on
the heights That puts me in mind of the Shenandoah Parkway on which we glide
along looking down at smoke stacks and busy people three thousand feet below
us. At Mass the world of business and endless TV commercials is far below you.
Thirdly, you will be
nourished by the heritage of Jacob. You will be nourished by the Scripture
readings, at times by the homily, and always by the silent friendship of good
people all around you.
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