Jesus often spoke to those who listened in parables. He would then explain these parables to his disciples. Yet reflecting on how the scriptures touch us now we can listen to homilies or consult scripture commentaries to understand the context in which he spoke. Yet the parables are still as challenging now as they were then. We can come to a knowledge of what the disciples understood and Jesus taught but it is very different to appreciate how they lead us to the core of that understanding. The seed of faith is planted within us so that it can grow into life.
As Paul notices in his letter to the Corinthians, this calls us to be people who grow in confidence that we are not exiled from God. We are called to discover what it is to be at home with God in daily life. This is what allows us to notice the places where we give thanksgiving for the life entrusted to us. The place where God sustains us and helps us to grow in a sense of appreciative presence.
This noticing changes how we become present to each other and the environment in which we live. We start to see how we gaze upon things differently with reverence and awe. The way in which we are sustained to be in harmony with God, with others, and with ourselves in the midst of creation. We are called to be people who witness the goodness of God's creation in daily life. We are not aliens in a foreign land but people who are at home with God.
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