to call on him while he is near.
To do that, we'll need to leave behindsome of our own thoughts and ways
and become more faithful to God’s.
Of course, that may not be easy, but the Lord promises
to be generous and merciful in helping
all who seek him and call for his help.
The first step to take, is to acknowledge
that I’m at odds with God.
Things aren't quite right and I need to make some changes.
The Lord asks me to love not just my friends,
but my enemies, too: those who have hurt and offended me.
And the Lord asks me to forgive them as I myself am forgiven by God.
And the Lord is always looking for me to give more of myself,
my heart, my time, my resources and more of my love to others.
And to give until it hurts, until I have at least an inkling
of the depths and breadth of the love Jesus gave for me.
We’d all probably do better to look into our own lives
to see our own complaints before God
and seek to settle our disagreements with the Lord
while we have the time, while we can still call on his name.
At the Lord’s Table he feeds us all with the same food:
his Body and Blood in the Eucharist.
Whether we have worked in his vineyard all our lives
or only recently come to seek him and call on his name,
let us be grateful that he offers each and all of us
all that is his to give.
