Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13
Psalm 146
1Corinthians 1:26-31
Matthew 5:1-12
Seek Humility
This speaks to me loud and clear this week! All the readings seem to focus on humility, but the word “seek” rang all kinds of bells for me. Some of the passages that get me moving in the right direction start with the word “seek”. Just yesterday, we had ”and suddenly, there will come to the temple the Lord whom you seek.” Or the Easter classic, “Woman, whom do you seek?” These are lines that cause me not to just ponder but get off my duff and do something. So, it looks like God’s message to me today is to seek humility, actively and with earnest. To yearn for, welcome and embrace the truth is the best way for me. I don’t know the truth, but God does. So I want to be open to what God wants me to know and let go of the rest.
All the readings speak to me of seeking, of being committed to the SEARCH. The poor, the meek, the humble are the ones who ardently seek the Kingdom. Those of the Beatitudes are the ones committed entirely to this search. Those of the Beatitudes are merciful and peacemakers . . . those who ardently seek the Kingdom produce the fruits of charity.
The big question is . . . am I living the Beatitudes radically? Am I about the Kingdom?