“Here I am Lord – I come
to do your will.” This is the refrain
that we here in the psalm today, and this is the theme in the other readings we
hear in mass today. Our first reading
from the letter to the Hebrews talks about how God no longer wants the
sacrifices and burnt offerings that the faithful made in Ancient Israel at the
time of the Old Testament. Rather, the
Lord has replaced those animal sacrifices with the ultimate sacrifice made by
his Son. Jesus followed his father’s
will in making that sacrifice, a sacrifice that brought about the salvation of
humanity
Doing God’s will is not
always an easy thing for us, nor is it always something that is easily
discerned. Doing God’s will is something
that is demanded by our faith. We might
not have a direct or explicit sign of what God’s will is for us in particular
situation, but we can look into our hearts and see the direction in which God
is leading us.
We give thanks to the Lord
today for the many ways he works in our lives, for the ways that he leads us
and guides us. We give thanks for the
way that God has blessed us, and for the way that his grace has helped us meet
the challenges that face us along our journey in life. We strive to do his will, and we are asked to
follow this as best as we can.
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