Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sun

floor and capstone

Utterly transcendent, yet completely imminent

Alpha and Omega

If look at him as sun, blinding and too much for us

if light produce, practically nothing and more interested in things it is shinning on

misjudge

Depending on how look can misjudge

We misjudge stature

expected, cheap

lofty, beyond us, fantasy

neither cheap nor beyond tho expected and lofty

As first reading shows

Universe is but a spec of dust

but upholds even the lowest of things

God is Being

Rational implications far stretching

Catholicism often was accused by Luther and protestants with polluting Scripture w/ rational Greek philosophy

perhaps one of reason they removed that book from Scripture (because its full of Greek philosophy),

but even older books of the Bible contain this truth: God is Being, thus like the sun and common place light.

Common

no thought without

literally nothing w/o

everywhere holding everything

lofty

w/o any limitation

perfection itself as no way to be greater

can understand infinity means unlimited, but when we grasp vast universe is less than a speck…blinding

We easily think God has no time for our little lives or treat God as something too cheap.

Think of Zaccheus

Though on his mighty journey to save mankind

intend to pass thru

Short in stature tries just to see him

realizes he will dwell with him

See how the almighty dwells with the lowly and rejected despite being about a great journey?

most close to the lowly.

For us:

ever think something in your life not important enough for God to consider?

Knows you far more than you yourself

numbers even the hairs on our heads.

true should put our values in place, but if we should think about it invite God into it too.

Yet too common too

Take for granted like the light of the sun or air we breath

who would trade for gold?

take either away and we are goners

yet God is far more essential and infinitely more valuable than those

For us:

Do we respect God, or just chummy with him?

treat with awe and mystery too

especially in Mass

show as much honor and effort to God as we would a judge in court; a great leader at an banquet?

where call Lord of universe to transform the common bread wine

Conclusion

God at once the highest and most present to us

The universe itself is less than a spec of dust next to Him, but

cares for the lowest of us all, no stature or reputation being too small.

Never feel neglected, even in the smallest of things, but recognize the greatness of the one who loves so commonly as to uphold our very existence

Notes

General

Sacra Pagina:

does suggest he already is one who does good but is misjudged in stature

Church Fathers

Zach stood above the law

Wisdom says God loves all things only according to their nature

nothign, is hated by God

God causes all that is in existence