The Catholic Calendar for Monday, June 20, 2005
Monday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time

Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word:
Genesis 12:1-9
Psalm 33:12-13,18-20,22
Matthew 7:1-5

A reflection on today's Sacred Scripture:

In Today's First Reading we hear God’s call to Abraham. Scripture tells us that Abraham was seventy-five years old when it occurred.-- not a young man! We can also learn that Abraham left his own land (in southern Turkey) and journeyed hundreds of miles by stages to the Negev, a place of howling desert in southern Israel. If we read carefully, we begin to see that what God asked was not something simple or easy, yet Abraham responded obediently and did as the Lord commanded.

This story helps each of us to understand that the Lord's call goes out regardless of age or circumstance, and that even when it seems difficult He provides the initial grace to say, "Yes" and the sustaining grace to persevere.

The Responsorial Psalm echoes the fact that God’s way is not always easy, but those who hope in the Lord will not be abandoned nor disappointed. We pray to remember the faithfulness of the Lord and to "stay the course" of our own call, with generosity and love.

"May your kindness, O Lord,
be upon us who have put our hope in you." Psalm 33:22

- Donna Raye Nelson, OCDS
(drn3rd at hotmail dot com)

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