Let nothing distract you from seeing the Glory of God-Homily for Wednesday of the 17th week in ordinary time 2nd August 2023

Let nothing distract you from seeing the Glory of God-Homily for Wednesday of the 17th week in ordinary time 2nd August 2023

Let nothing distract you from seeing the Glory of God

 

It is often said that nothing good comes easy! So it is, and it is also evident in our first reading of today. For Moses’ face was dazzling when he descended from Mount Sinai, after his second appointment with God, to receive the Ten Commandments. 

Come to think of it, didn’t Moses’ face shine the first time he went to the mountain? If it did shine, then why didn’t the Israelites notice it? The answer is simple; “their gaze was not on the mountain when he was coming down from the mountain, but on the golden calf they were worshipping.”

If as we have read today, Moses’ face shone white while he was descending the mountain, then it means same thing happened the very first time he went to the mountain. And this dazzling of Moses’ face indicates the glory of God, yet the Israelites could not see it that first time because their gaze and focus was not on God. Perhaps this is what happens to some of us sometimes; the glory of God could be very near us without we noticing it, because our gazes and attention are all on mundane things.

Jesus in today’s gospel, reminds you and I that our gaze and focus should at all times be on God and his kingdom, because that is our ultimate goal. Treasuring any other thing in this life, rather than God and His Kingdom, is just a fruitless venture. Hence, we pray for the grace to value God’s kingdom, over and above all worldly possessions and pleasures, and by so doing, may we see His glory in our lives. Amen.