Tenth Sunday after Trinity, Sunday, August 9th, 2015
St. Luke tells us of Our Lord's triumphal entry to Jerusalem in the Nineteenth chapter of his gospel. Now, keep in mind that all four of the evangelists tell about this event in their respective gospels but in St. Luke's Gospel, we hear something that is not found in the other three. ". . . he beheld the city, and wept over it " (St. Luke 19:41) In other words, St. Luke is describing the fact that as Our Lord beheld the great city of Jerusalem, as He saw it, He began to weep, . . . . He began to cry. Now we cry for a multitude of reasons, don't we? We can cry out of sadness. We can cry out of frustration. We can cry even when we are happy . . . they are called "tears of joy." Our Lord was crying for all of the above reasons, it seems to me. He was crying because He was sad. Sad at the fact that the people wasted so much time and energy on useless pursuits instead of pursuing a relationship with God. He cried too out of frustration because He knew that despite all of the best efforts of the prophets, despite the efforts of St. John the Baptist and all the holy men and women of God, and, now, despite the best efforts of the Son of God Himself, despite all these efforts and energies, people still turned their back on God! And, finally, Our Lord was crying with some joy in His heart because He knew that there is hope for all those that He saw. Our Lord is the hope of the world! Our Blessed Saviour is the remedy for all the illnesses of the world. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life!
As parents, we want the absolute best for our children. In particular, we want them to have the best "future" that they possibly can with the best job, with the best home, with the best spouse, etc. We want them to be happy but we don't want them to settle for the "second best." But, as parents, we still need to let our children live their own life when they grow up. As babies, as children, we have to make decisions on their behalf but when they grow up, they have to live their own life. And, sometimes, as parents, we are disappointed in the choices that our children make. It grieves us and frustrates us as parents because we don't want our children to settle for "second best." This is why Our Lord was crying for the children of Jerusalem because He knew that they could have so much more by following God but instead they settled for "second best." And Our Lord certainly knew that despite the fact that He died on the Cross many souls would still choose to turn their back on God. Let us never turn our back on God. Let us never settle for "second best." Let us always choose the "best" way of life . . . and that is a personal relationship with Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ!
Two opportunities to join us for Mass on Sunday, August 9th, 2015:
Join us for Mass at St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church. Mass begins at 9:30 AM on Sunday morning. St. Margaret worships at the beautiful chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.
Join us for Mass at the Anglican Church of the Holy Spirit on Sunday, August 9th, 2015 as we celebrate the Tenth Sunday after Trinity. Mass begins at 1:00 PM. Holy Spirit celebrates Mass at the beautiful First Presbyterian Church which is located at 116 W. South Street, at the corner of South and Pennsylvania Streets in Greenfield, Indiana.
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