The writing on the wall

Today’s first reading, Daniel 5: 1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28, tells the story of King Belshazzar who gives a great banquet for thousands of his lords, with whom he drank.  He used the golden and silver vessels used in temple, thus defiling these sacred vessels.  In the midst of this wild party a hand starts writing on the wall. The King calls Daniel to interpret the message.  God is always at work in our lives, calling us back to a life of holiness and integrity.  Satan’s power and deceitful ways will be exposed, as they were by the handwriting on the wall of the banquet room in which the Babylonian King and his friends were partying.  God sees the truth and how far we may have strayed. As with the King, God sends wise men and women into our lives to open our eyes to the truth. This intervention for some may be our justice system, for others a pastor, a minister or a rabbi; for still others a husband or wife, a sibling or friend, a church group or a coworker,  a professor or a counselor, a spiritual writer or the Bible itself, nature, the Eucharist, the sacrament of Reconciliation and so much more.  What opens your eyes? Who interprets the writing on the wall of your life?