Await

 

The Spiritual Waiting Room

Await

Little Flock

Prepare   Ready   Vigilant

Where Your Treasure Is

Kingdom

(Photo and poem by Kathy McNamara; photo from an image by Eugene Burnand---public domain)

Scripture:   Luke 12:34

Jesus was sharing with His disciples and said:

"For where your treasure is, there is where your heart will be."

Reflection

How do you feel when you have to wait a long time for something? I think most of us get very impatient. Many of us will pass on the activity or the sale and move on to another thing to do. We hate to waste time on lines.

However, some experiences are worth the wait. If there is a singer or band that we really love, we have no problem waiting all day to try to get those precious tickets. I can remember waiting on line for four hours at Madison Square Garden to attend Mass with Pope Francis as the presider. I would have had no problem waiting on that line for another four hours!

In our reading from Luke Jesus asks us to reflect on where our treasure is. When we discover our treasure, we have no problem waiting for it. Our treasure could be a special relationship, an important friendship, children, grandchildren, our time with God in prayer.

In speaking to His disciples Jesus referred to them as "His little flock". He spoke with intimacy and Love. It is obvious as you listen to the words of Jesus that He sees the disciples as His treasure. His heart is with them.

As we await a deeper encounter with Jesus each day, we are called to prepare our own hearts and to get them ready to see Jesus in each person we meet. We see Jesus especially in our sisters and brothers who are most in need---the lonely, the widowed, the orphaned, the hungry, the homeless, the refugees.

We are called to open our eyes and to be vigilant as we look for ways that we can make a difference. Our treasure is with Jesus. We want to join our hearts with His Heart. We await that deeper union that Jesus offers and that we seek.

We are invited into the Kingdom of God. We are called to repent of our selfishness and self-centeredness. We can spend too much time seeking for treasures which do not satisfy the deepest hungers of our heart. 

Jesus calls us to await no longer.

Come to Him.

He will give you all the treasure you need!

1. Can you remember a time when you had to wait a really long time for someone or some special event?

2. When have you felt that it was worthwhile for you to wait a long time?

3. Where is your treasure?

4. Do you feel that you are part of the little flock of Jesus?

5. What do you experience as you contemplate Kathy's photo of the Burnand image of The Waiting Servants?

(Scripture adaptation, reflection, and questions by John J. McNamara)