Built into a People of God
Tuesday, 25th week in Ordinary Time
Ezra 6:7-8,12,14-20; Lk 8: 19-21
The Word today speaks to us of the need to be built up into a People who together form the real dwelling of God. In listening to the word we are sanctified and by living it out we are raised to be holy sanctuaries of the Divine. In our oneness of heart we are transformed into a Temple where the Lord powerfully resides, manifesting God's true glory to the world. The people of Israel faced not merely moments of subjection and trial but also moments of freedom and deliverance, such as we see in the first reading today. We are built by God's own hand and we need to grow into God's own people!