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...