I Kings 19: 9a, 11-13a
Psalm 85: 9-14
Romans 9: 1-5
Matthew 14: 22-33
Who is God for you?
The still small voice that brought Elijah to the entrance of the cave?
The water-walking, fish-multiplying miracle worker?
Too mysterious to even imagine?
The one who meets us where we are and brings us to new life?
Yes, any and all of these. And more.
Much more.
God is at once transcendent (far beyond any one or any thing we could possibly imagine) and immanent (intimately united with us, a part of our common existence). The great Mystery of the Incarnation is that the God who has no need of us chose to become one of us, out of love.
In any human relationship, there are times when we feel more or less at ease with the other. The same is true with our relationship with God: sometimes we're walking on water, sometimes we're sinking in the storm. Sometimes that still, small voice seems just too quiet to hear, and sometimes it's as obvious as twelve baskets of leftovers. So if you've found that you've taken a step in faith and are doing a bit of second-guessing, that's natural. But then look around, listen for the word of God and watch for the saving hand of God in your prayer, in the ones you love, and even in a stranger. Because the power and mercy of the One who is so far beyond us, and yet who is closer to us than we are to ourselves... is limitless and true.
There is no Catechumenate this Sunday.
Mystagogy will meet at St. Bernadette's at 4:30pm on Sunday to serve the Migrant Ministry Dinner.
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