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Friday, November 20, 2009
1 Maccabees 4:36-37, 52-59, 1 Chronicles 29:10-12, Luke 19:45-48
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FULL HOUSE
"My house is meant for a house of prayer." —Luke 19:46
In today's first reading, the leaders and the people rededicated the house
of God, the Temple, with a spirit of holiness and joy. God's house was
filled with prayer and rejoicing (1 Mc 4:36ff). First, however, they had
to empty it of unholiness (1 Mc 4:43ff). A mere two centuries later, the
people of God, and particularly their leaders, treat the house of God not
much differently than the marketplace which surrounds it. God's house and
its environs are full of commerce and busy-ness. Jesus had to empty the
Temple of merchants and animals and fill it with teaching and prayer (Lk
19:45ff).
Most of us belong to parishes with a church building less than two
centuries old. When first constructed, these church buildings were
dedicated and blessed, undoubtedly with joy and a measure of holiness.
Years after the dedication, how do our churches compare with the Temple of
Jesus' time? Have we filled the house of God with unholiness, busy-ness,
and commerce, either through the hearts of the people or the actions of
the leaders? Do we still treat the house of God, the church building where
Jesus dwells in the tabernacle in the Blessed Sacrament, as a place of
prayer? Have we fallen from our first love? (Rv 2:4) After beginning in
the Spirit, will the people of our church end at the level of the flesh?
(Gal 3:3)
Jesus wants His house to be full of prayer (Lk 14:23). Repent of any
behavior or attitude which fosters the decline of prayer in church, and
lead the way in filling the house of God with prayer.
Prayer: Father, I rededicate myself completely to You.
Promise: "The entire populace was listening to Him and hanging on His
words." —Lk 19:48
Praise: Maria arranged for weekly adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in
her parish.
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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