The dwellings and the doings worthy of God

WORD 2day: Tuesday, 5th week in Ordinary time

February 8, 2022: 1 Kings 8: 22-23,27-30; Mark 7: 1-13

Solomon was really a man of wisdom! He knew the limitations that he had, the limitations that we all have as human beings, with respect to God! Just because we make a dwelling place for God, it does not mean the Lord is obliged to make his dwelling there! God is everywhere and God is where God wants to be! The dwellings, however beautiful and grand they could be, do not oblige God to be present, but it is the will of God to be present amidst us, that makes them the dwellings of God amidst us. 

In the same way, whatever we do in the name of prayer, sacrifice and offerings to God, does not mean automatically that they are acceptable in the presence of the Lord or that the Lord is obliged to accept them. What really matters is not what we do, but with what kind of a heart we do! What is done is important; but why it is done and the mentality with which it is done is exponentially more important!

Let us ask ourselves, regarding the things we do for God on a daily basis: do we do them out of love or on a routine; do we do them with whole heart or with a mind to get it done with; do we come together to pray because we love to pray with each other or because we have no other go! When we do whatever we do, however small it may be, with the entire heart and soul, our very being becomes a dwelling place of God. And not just ourselves, but everyone around us shall see the presence of God dwelling in us! 

Yes, this is the call today: to become worthy dwellings by doing what is worthy of God.