{"id":18739,"date":"2015-03-24T00:08:09","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T06:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=18739"},"modified":"2017-04-17T21:58:43","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T01:58:43","slug":"gods-timing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/gods-timing\/","title":{"rendered":"God's Timing","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
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THE NOW WORD ON MASS READINGS
for Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent, March 24th, 2015<\/p>\n

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THERE <\/strong>is a growing sense of anticipation among those who are watching the signs of the times that things are coming to a head. And that’s good: God is getting the world’s attention. But along with this anticipation comes at times an expectation<\/em> that certain events are just around the corner… and that gives way to predictions, calculating dates, and endless speculation. And that can sometimes distract people from what’s necessary, and can ultimately lead to disillusionment, cynicism, and even apathy.<\/p>\n

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That’s what happened to the Israelites in today’s first reading. A journey that should have taken under two weeks ended up taking 40 years. Why? Because God’s timeline was not theirs; the people needed <\/em>to go by a path by which to be purified and prepared to enter a new era. They needed to learn to abandon themselves entirely to God’s providence so that they would become docile enough to live in His Divine Will\u2014the only true guarantee of peace and prosperity.<\/p>\n

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But with their patience worn out by the journey, the people complained against God and Moses, \u201cWhy have you brought us up from Egypt to die in this desert…?” (First reading)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

There is something remarkable happening at this hour, I agree. There is a convergence of not only world events but prophecies from both Catholics and Protestants that are taking on a new urgency. Still, the most important thing right now is that we are faithful in little things, <\/em>[1]<\/sup><\/a>cf. Little Things that Matter<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span>