Someone once observed that when we lose something it is always found in the last place we look! Following up on last week, we are called to “Seek the LORD while he may be found”. When can God not be found? When we stop looking for him. God is always full of mercy if we but seek his will for our lives with a sincere heart.
In the Gospel acclamation, we are reminded to “conduct yourselves in a way worthy of the gospel of Christ.” To do such we need to “Open our hearts.” In this Gospel story, we have Jesus reminding us that to conduct ourselves means to do things with the generosity that God displays when dealing with us. The “normal” for human ways is not the normal for God. We call God unfair when he is kind to others. Should we not rather say God is unfair when he is kind to us? Let us let go of our self-centeredness that is common in our world today. Last week we heard that God forgives us as we forgive others. Remember the “Our Father Prayer”: “as we forgive those who trespass against us”. Perhaps this week’s Gospel is to remind us that God will be as generous and kind to us as we are to others! Are we in trouble yet???
Countenance of God 