Abraham had a personal relationship with God and it required him to listen attentively to God and then do God’s will!  We pray [in the psalms] “I long to live in the house of the Lord…”  

Think for a few moments do you really want to “…live in the house of the Lord.”

What kind of house are you building in God’s kingdom?  

A house built on mercy, compassion, justice and love or a house of selfishness, greed, jealously and materialism?

St. Paul reminds us not to overly focus on “earthly things” because “…our citizenship is in heaven…”  Jesus knows that we are human and that our spiritual life needs a vision!  Jesus’ life is that vision.  

Maybe this story can aid us with our vision, “The Color of Water.”

A woman who had never seen the ocean before went on a cruise.  On the voyage she was captivated by the variety of colors she saw in different parts of the ocean – azure, turquoise, aquamarine, emerald.  She collected samples of each hue in small bottles.

When she returned home, she wanted to show her friends the magnificent colors she had seen.  But when she poured the contents of each bottle into separate glasses to show them, she was shocked to see that all they contained was water – colorless, translucent, ordinary water.

 

“What was missing of course was light. The light of the sun…brought out the magnificent colors she had seen in the ocean water.” (Connections)

Our challenge is to allow the light of God that dwells within us to shine through, and to allow God’s light to shine brightly!

May God Be Praised!