Daily Office Readings for Saturday of the 3rd Week of Epiphany: Year 2
Morning, Psalm 55; Evening, Psalms 138 and 139:1-17;
Genesis 18:1 to 16; Hebrews 10:26 to 39; John 6:16 to 27:
“Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is so high that I cannot attain to it. Where can I go then from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?” (Psalm 139)
While I don’t agree with all of Psalm 139, at least not the “hate” parts, the all-knowing acceptance about who God is, I totally do agree with. From my previous ponderings I have come to understand that God is “being”, is “existence”, is “thinking”, and therefore, is living “pondering,” This is the AM of the “I AM” of God. It is not God was, or God will be. No. this is God Is. So there are two points to note here. First, God is fulfilled in God is Love. All creation, including you and me, are made manifest in love, God’s love.
Second, from the Psalmist, God is everywhere. Wow! There is no place we can go that God is not there and this includes to the rest room (location), or in a coma (your state of being). And, no matter where you go or what your state of being is, God has always been there and will always be there. God is in our history, in our present, and in our future. God’s will is an option in our decisions and our emotions. God does not always like our decisions or the outcomes of what we decide to do, but God, the God of love, is still very present.
We cannot attain to the level of God’s intellect. We can try, and I think we should try, even though we cannot attain to it. Being made aware of our limitations does not mean we shouldn’t try. I am a life-long learner and life-long lover. So I have modified the Sci-Fi Vulcan greeting of “Live long and prosper.” My version is: “Live long, learn and love.” You Star Trek fans out there will understand this. So, for all of us, let’s live long, learn, and love always to the last of our mortal days that living and learning might continue on in our immortal days as well. There is no escaping God. We can’t hide from God nor can we deny the good of God that is made manifest in our lives. And for that, Thank You Lord Jesus.
Please keep up your thoughts and prayers and hopes for Ukraine and Russia, Israel and Palestine, and our schools.
As we listen to what the Spirit of God is saying to us, let us live to love and serve, and to teach others to love and serve, while pondering anew what the Almighty can do. John
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