- Isaiah 35.1-6a, 10
- Psalm 146.6-7. 8-9, 9-10
- James 5.7-10
- Matthew 11.2-11
Today's Reflection:
How hard it is to be patient today!!! Almost everything seems to move at a breakneck speed, but when something doesn't, and you have to wait, wait, wait – well, you can feel your blood pressure rising with each second of waiting. The tension can be overwhelming. The early Christians were impatient about the second coming of Jesus, which they expected would be any day, and sooner rather than later. In this reading, St. James tells them and us about the patient farmer waiting for the time of harvest. The farmer's experience has shown him that his crops need both the early and the late rains, and they will be ready when they are ready. He doesn't have any way of hurrying them along, so he patiently and resignedly accepts this fact.
Is patience a part of my life? Am I able to resign myself to the fact that things take time? Do I have patience with myself and accept that I am a work-in-progress? Do I realize that everyone is a work-in-progress?
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