8th October, 2013
To be receptive, is the call today! The people of Nineveh received the message from the Lord and Martha received the Lord himself into her house. Going further, the readings have a warning too. Just receiving the message or receiving the Lord is not all. To receive would mean nothing if we do not take to heart the message of the Lord. Receiving, showing honour and adoration to the Lord, should culminate in an attentive drinking-in of the Word from the Lord and putting it into practice. Elsewhere the Lord clarifies, not all who call 'Lord! Lord!' will be saved, but those who listen to the Word and live it in their daily life (Mt 7:21; Lk 6:46). All our practices of piety are indeed acts of giving glory to the Lord, but the Lord looks out for our daily living, our concrete relationships, our ordinary interactions, our day to day commitments and our priorities!