God dwells


Monday of the 5th Week in Ordinary Time


Mark 6:53-56


The first reading mentions a thick cloud covering the Ark of the Covenant.  God sanctifies Solomon's gestures.

Where things are made holy, God dwells.

From the Churches to the byways and every place made holy, God dwells everywhere.  In God's creation, He dwells.

He dwells in us.  by virtue of baptism, we are made holy.  We are the temples of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus said, "Who are my mother and brothers and sisters?  He who does the will of my Father."

Does God dwell in you?

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Everywhere Jesus went, people are cured.  Good News spreads everywhere.

Solomon continued what David started - constructing the temple.  Now that he completed it, they performed the ritual of putting in the Ark of the Covenant.  A cloud was hovering over them; it marked the dwelling of the Lord.

Where does the Lord dwell in us?

In our homes - do we consecrate our families to the Lord?

In the Church - as a community of families, do we treat the Church as our second home where God is the head of all households?

In the world - where God is creator and where all are sanctified according to the plan of God.

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