1st Reading: Is 1:10-17
Responsorial Psalm: Ps 50:8-9,16-17,21,23
Gospel: Mt 10:34-11:1
In the busy world that we live in it is easy to place stumbling blocks in our way. If you were to get up in the middle of the night and attempt to walk about your house with the lights off you should be able to find your way around the house. Every once in awhile something pops up that you do not remember or should not be there and you trip over it. To save yourself from running into the same problem again you would probably move the object out of the way in order to save you the trouble. This is what today's readings are trying to inspire inside of the listener.
The people of Sodom and Gomorrah are being told that they are walking about blind because they place so much trust inside of sacrifices. The people of these cities are allowing themselves to stumble over their sacrifices because they fail to properly order them towards God. Jesus is warning His followers about getting caught in the dark of night and allowing things such as family to get in the way of their faith. Yes family is important, but we must place the Lord first in our lives and allow these relations to lead us towards Him instead of away from Him. It is the desire of Christ to be placed at the center of our lives.
Today we celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel where we have a woman who will not allow us to walk about stumbling over objects in the dark of night. Instead this lady will bring light into our lives as she always directs us towards her Son. May we continue to trust in the Blessed Virgin Mary and allow her to bring us to Christ. When we draw towards Christ in this manner we will do so out of humility which is far different then any stumbling block that lies in wait for us. Through devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary may we come to know the saving power of God that is constantly at work within our lives.
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