In today's first reading, Deuteronomy 34: 1-12, Moses is shown the Promised land but not allowed to enter it, as the result of falling short of the faith God expected of him as leader of His chosen people. Good and evil, faith and doubt, love and a deficit of love exists in each one of us and was/is present in all ages. Such strengths and weaknesses exists in all religions, in all families, in every society and culture, in every human being who shares life with us here on this earth. We need each other. The good in another challenges the evil in me and in you and vice versa. The strengths we witness in another gives us the courage to rise above our own weaknesses. Another's faith strengthens my faith and yours and vice versa. We all meet God's expectations and fall short of what God desires of us! The only constant is God and God alone!
In today's responsorial psalm, we pray:"Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire!" That fire inspires, strengthens, purifies us, as it did Moses. Though denied entrance into the promised land that God promised his chosen people here on earth, Moses did enter the Promised Land of eternal life. Like Moses, you and I may not enjoy "promised lands" here on earth that we see others enjoy, yet the promised land of eternal life is not denied those of us who believe in Christ Jesus, repent of our sinful behaviors, choose good over evil and accept the gift of salvation. May our souls be "filled with [the] fire" of longing to see God face to face eternity!
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