Christians Walk With One Step on Earth and the Other Touched by Heaven

Ad Jesum per Mariam

Christians Walk With One Step on Earth and the Other Touched by Heaven There is a marvelous oddness in the way God speaks to us today through the readings! On one hand God speaks to us in a way that stirs our heart with expectations. Even as that happens, the Lord will defeat those expectations that rise within us! It is not to disappoint us. It’s to bring us beyond our expectations! We see this dynamic from the reading of the Prophet Isaiah. We hear about one who hears the Word of the Lord, hears His voice completely, and moves with specific expectations. He moves knowing there are difficulties waiting in front of him. He doesn’t know yet what they are, but he knows they are in front of him. The one is not expecting difficulty. He knows difficulties await him! The Lord will send him somewhere. He is not expecting where the Lord sends him but knows He will. In the reading we hear he will not be put to shame regardless of what happens. He does not worry about the details. Hear more in the Homily. I Will Walk Before the Lord in the Land of the Living In the Psalms we hear I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. We may have expectations when we hear or read these words. We may think it’s in the future and someplace else. Yet that is not how Christians should think! You are walking before the Lord in the land of the living . . . right now! When we enter into a Church, you are walking in the land of the living and participating in heaven within the Church right now! Heaven is not some place for later. Christians walk with one step on earth and the other touched by Heaven. Listen to this Meditation Media. Listen to: Christians Walk With One Step on Earth and the Other Touched by Heaven. -------------------------- Image: Gates of Heaven: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform: Generative AI Image by Queen of All Hearts What is Generative AI? Generative AI refers to a recent approach in artificial intelligence that involves the creation of AI-generated art. This innovative technique utilizes a potent AI computer to generate images based on textual prompts or instructions. The resulting output is an AI-generated image, representing one interpretation of a given concept, such as the Gates of Heaven in this particular instance. -------------------------- Gospel Reading: Mark: 8: 27-35 First Reading: IS 50:5-9