Friday of week 27 in Ordinary Time
First reading – Joel 1:13-15,2:1-2
The Prophet is proposing a day of repentance. The day to welcome the Lord. The day of purification to receive the Lord well. The most underlining factor in this appeal is that the whole community is called together for repentance. The priests, ministers, elders, and the whole community prepare to receive the Lord. Our preparation to be with the Lord must be together with the whole community. I cannot prepare alone to be close to God. I can prepare with all those around me to the presence of the Lord. We cannot prepare ourselves to receive the Lord, without including others. We must take our community together in our preparation to be close to God. We must take those around us in our being with the Lord. We must walk together toward the Lord. We cannot walk alone to God. Let’s reflect: Am I taking all those around me to the Lord together with me?
Friday 13 October
