December 9, 2022

Matthew 11:16-19

Have you ever wondered how he just kept going? We sometimes think that Jesus had it good except for the last week of his life. But a closer look at his life as it comes to us through scripture, we find someone who is attacked from every angle. In today’s gospel he says “The Son of Man came, eating and drinking, and they say, “Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.”

I wonder if it ever got to him. I wonder if he had to go away sometimes to a place he could simply be. Heck he did not even have a house. Remember when he said “Birds of the air have nests, foxes have dens but the son of man has nowhere to lay his head.” Anyway I don’t mean to preach a downer here but Our Lord kept going. He could not let the nay sayers win.

I know that you too have kept going. You who sometimes can barely make it, you have picked the pieces up and put on your big boy pants. I think the message this Friday is to you my friend. Never grow tired of living out your mission. There will be plenty of people who will have a lot of negatives to say but there are plenty more cheering you on. We are wired to hear the negative voices but maybe this advent we rewire ourselves to hear the angels who cheer us on. By the way, the Lord has put on my heart to speak to one person in particular who appears successful and is indeed successful. But there is a hidden sadness in you. All will be answered some day just practice patience. Love you