In Father Vince’s homily this Sunday, August 26, 2012, he
asked us about many choices: chocolate or vanilla; IU or Purdue; school or
vacation to name a few. He made
the point that we have many choices in our life, but the most important one is
our choice to follow God.
The Sunday readings presented many choices. Joshua asked the
tribes of Israel whether they will follow the gods of other nations or the
LORD, the God of Israel. They made
the right choice, “As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD”, Jos
24:15. St. Paul challenged
the men of Ephesus to choose to be Christian husbands by loving their wives,
“even as Christ loved the church handing himself over for her to sanctify her”,
Eph 5:25, as opposed to the Roman pagan culture treating wives with abuse,
infidelity, and very little love.
In Mark’s Gospel, many of Jesus disciples’ chose not to follow him because
they could not to accept His teaching on eating his body and blood to gain
eternal life. Peter made the
better choice by continuing to follow Jesus and professing, “You have the words
of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the
Holy One of God”, Jn 68-69.
Joshua and Peter are strong examples of our faith in making
the most important decision, choosing to follow God. May their witness inspire you to follow the same path and to
choose wisely to “serve the LORD”.
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