Here I am, Lord. I've come to do your will.
The words to Psalm 40 are simple but direct. God calls us all. How we respond is up to us. Do we hear His voice? Do we listen for His call? Do we allow silence to fill our being so as to provide a place of tranquility to allow the Holy Spirit to speak to us and dwell there? God’s will is sometimes unclear, but if we see through eyes of faith, we realize the true calling God has set forth. How will we heed the Call? We must remember that we are His servants and we are called to serve others in His name.
The song, “Here I Am, Lord” by Dan Schutte which we will sing during the offering of the gifts at Mass this week, speaks of God’s calling and our own reply of faithful servitude. “Who will bear my light to them?” Who is the "them" the composer speaks of? Is it our brother, sister or even our children who have been lukewarm in the faith? Is it the stranger that we see each morning at the bus stop? Is it the bank teller or the person who hands us our coffee at the McDonald’s drive-thru window? Will we heed His call to serve "them?" Have we heard God calling in the night? In the "night of our soul," the "darkness of our despair," the "winter of our being," do we listen for God’s call? And if we hear Him, will we heed His call to serve?
The words to Psalm 40 are simple but direct. God calls us all. How we respond is up to us. Do we hear His voice? Do we listen for His call? Do we allow silence to fill our being so as to provide a place of tranquility to allow the Holy Spirit to speak to us and dwell there? God’s will is sometimes unclear, but if we see through eyes of faith, we realize the true calling God has set forth. How will we heed the Call? We must remember that we are His servants and we are called to serve others in His name.
The song, “Here I Am, Lord” by Dan Schutte which we will sing during the offering of the gifts at Mass this week, speaks of God’s calling and our own reply of faithful servitude. “Who will bear my light to them?” Who is the "them" the composer speaks of? Is it our brother, sister or even our children who have been lukewarm in the faith? Is it the stranger that we see each morning at the bus stop? Is it the bank teller or the person who hands us our coffee at the McDonald’s drive-thru window? Will we heed His call to serve "them?" Have we heard God calling in the night? In the "night of our soul," the "darkness of our despair," the "winter of our being," do we listen for God’s call? And if we hear Him, will we heed His call to serve?
