Dust Off Your Hopes

Jan. 24, 2010

Dust Off Your Hopes… Now is the Time!

This is the time of fulfillment. The Kingdom of God is at hand.
Mark 1:15

“Dust off your hopes… Now is the time!” These words are from a homily Fr. Michael Medas (St. John’s Seminary) gave at a Mass I attended recently in Brighton. The homily was so inspiring I wanted to take notes so I could share with you all, but, alas, I had no pen, my memory will have to do!

After reading from Mark’s Gospel, Fr. Medas stepped away from the ambo shouting “Repent, and believe in the Gospel.” With Gospel in hand, he exclaimed “Just how amazing is this? The Word of God in my hands! All we need to know about God, Jesus and Salvation is right here in my hands! Believe in the Gospel! It’s all right here!” Fr. Medas remarked that now is the time… the time for us to live the hopes of Jesus and our Father. Now is the time to believe in a better life. Now is the time to make a better world because the Kingdom of God is at hand. God so loved us He gave us the written Word that is the Bible and the Living Word, Christ.

I have been reading the Bible daily for about two years now and I agree with Fr. Medas. It is amazing what you will find in the Bible. The hopes and dreams of those living 2000-3000 years ago are not all that different from those of today. Fr. Medas says it is time to fulfill these hopes and dreams of our ancestors. Let us, this week, think of ways to make this a better world. Let us pray for the strength and courage to face the opposition and evil that blocks our path to God. Let us honor our Biblical ancestors by reading their stories and learning from their collective wisdom. Let us be truly open and attentive to God’s Word. . -God Bless, Holly Clark