Being worthy of the One who has chosen us!
Remembering St. Francis of Sales
Jesus chose the twelve to be His apostles, to be with him and to be sent out to preach, heal and sanctify; in short, to be His! In the first reading we have Saul and David, both of whom God chose, to belong to God, to be God's! But we see Saul reaching a despicable state because of his continual wrong choices one over the other; and David stands tall today because of that Godly choice that he makes to respect Saul for what he was and spare his life - an act of kindness and mercy, forgiveness and love, which comes from the godliness from within. At any point of time in our life, we become what we choose to be. Francis de Sales, the Doctor of Kindness whom we celebrate today, used to say: "The many troubles in your household will tend to your edification, if you strive to bear them all in gentleness, patience and kindness. Keep this ever before you, and remember constantly that God's loving eyes are upon you amid all these little worries and vexations." The Lord has chosen us, you and me; let us strive always to be worthy of the One who has chosen us to be His!