November 23, 2024, Saturday of the 33rd Week of Ordinary Time-B
Revelation 11:4-12
Psalm 144
Luke 20:27-40
…my shield in whom I trust… Psalm 144:2
“…he is not God of the dead, but of the living…” Luke 20:38
Lord, what’s it like in heaven? Will I make it? What will I do there all day? Who else will be there with me? Lord, I hope you understand that sometimes I have more questions than answers about what will happen to me after my death. There is definitely some mystery and unknown about what awaits me. You continually urge us in scripture not to be afraid. You constantly remind me of the Father’s love. You never stop telling us to have faith in his love and mercy. Then, Lord, you backed all these words up with offering yourself on the cross and then rising up to life. The bottom line is you want me to trust. You want me to fill in the blanks about heaven with a trust that you will bring me home. A trust that heaven will be beyond my wildest dreams. A trust that you will shield me from all that can interfere with my journey to you. Jesus, I trust in you. Amen.