Every night we are invited to reflect upon our day... the things that have claimed our attention.... the things we have done (or left undone). We are invited to place ourselves, our loved ones, our enemies, our joys and our concerns all in God's Hands... God doesn't sleep (so that we can?)
Every week we are invited by the church to assemble in praise and thanksgiving...to attend the feast of the universe....
Why do we hesitate to accept the invitation? What excuses do we utter.... what reasons do we give for not praying or worshipping?
The table is spread..... there is a place for each of us!
Luke 14:15-24
One of the dinner guests, on hearing this, said to Jesus, 'Blessed is anyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!' Then Jesus said to him, 'Someone gave a great dinner and invited many. At the time for the dinner he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, "Come; for everything is ready now." But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, "I have bought a piece of land, and I must go out and see it; please accept my apologies." Another said, "I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please accept my apologies." Another said, "I have just been married, and therefore I cannot come." So the slave returned and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his slave, "Go out at once into the streets and lanes of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame." And the slave said, "Sir, what you ordered has been done, and there is still room." Then the master said to the slave, "Go out into the roads and lanes, and compel people to come in, so that my house may be filled. For I tell you, none of those who were invited will taste my dinner."
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