The world in which we live is guided by laws and so we have those which are divine in nature and those which we have devised on our own accord. It is easy for us to get caught up in what we are doing in the here and now and lose sight of these laws which ever surround us. Therefore, we find ourself driving down the highway and before we know it flashing lights are behind us and to our shock we were caught speeding. The fact that we blocked out everything that was going on around us does not excuse the fact that we broke the law.
Our Gospel instructs us that whoever has ears ought to hear. Again how can we hear if we never attune our ears towards the truth of God. We sit here in this church week in and week out and are taken to the Sacred Mysteries of Christ our Lord. We hear scripture and allow Christ to be present with us in the form of bread and wine that becomes the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Christ our Lord. Hopefully we spend time outside of the Mass doing good and pius things such as praying the Holy Rosary, studying Sacred Scripture, and spending time in prayer.
The more we take this seriously we attune our ears to Christ and allow ourself to hear and follow after His voice being made manifest more and more. If we delve into sin and frequent its pursuit we lessen our ability to hear this great voice of Christ being made manifest within our life. If Christ does not become a priority for us and for our family how can we expect to hear His voice? Instead we have knowledge of what our faith asks of us, but when we head into the world we so easily blot them out in pursuit of other voices which we have turned into a priority.
We cannot allow ourself to so easily walk about our life blocking out the reality of the world in which we live. We must come to follow the laws of our land in so far as they don’t contradict divine law. We should educate ourself on the moral teachings of the church and consent to them for they are found in accord with divine law. Divine law does not change with the times and does not rely upon popular opinion, but rather is based upon the truths which have been given to us by God and extended from Christ to His apostles.
Our salvation is not a matter of being seen or not. It is not something that is so worthless that we can cruise throughout life without paying it any attention. Our salvation is something which is real. Christ has brought about our salvation upon the wood of the cross, but do we want anything to do with it? It is possible that we are the seed that “fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and chocked it.” May we realize the importance of our salvation and strive each day to be that “seed sown on rich soil” for “the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.”
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