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FINDING GOD
During the lazy,
lazy days of summer we generally take vacation. A “vacation” is a space, a
vacant space into which we can escape, take time out, to be renewed,
refreshed and maybe to take a little slack-taking on our life journey.
A few questions might be helpful:
What gives
you life? What drives you?
What
motivates you; gets you out of bed in the morning?
How do you
“spend” your space time?
What do you
read?
What breaks
your heart?
Who are your
friends?
What you are in love with, what grabs your
imagination, will affect everything.
Today’s readings give you a wonderful contact against
which to answer your questions.
Koheleth says, “Vanity of vanities! All things
are vanity!” He is using the word not so much as silly egoism, but rather in
the sense of uselessness, futile, empty. In other words total
purposelessness. He utters this grimness at a time when Israel did not yet
believe in life after death.
Obviously, we followers of Christ have a very different
perspective – we will get out of this alive! We know profoundly that apart
from God, life is meaningless. The practical advice from the Wisdom
literature is that life is not to be found in possessions, etc., but only in
Life itself – God.
So as we take a little time out this “vacation”
period, to be renewed and to recommit ourselves to listening to the Word
(prayer from last week), we need to keep God at the center of our lives, to
stay in love with God – it will decide everything.
Fr. King
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