Refusing to harden your heart is a radical act.
--St. Seraphim of Sarov
Jesus would have us open our hearts to allow the Word in, to let it work within us, to let it speak to those parts in us that are tarnished and torn, those places in us that are difficult and stand in our way. He would ask us to allow his Word to enter in, to speak to our brokenness, that he might heal it. We would then not be whitewashed tombs, beautiful on the outside but filled to the brim within with our brokenness. We have to let him in; we have to allow the Word of God to touch us deeply, to speak to our hearts. It is God’s love the scribes and the Pharisees could not connect with, not because it wasn’t there for them, but because they were occupied elsewhere.
Homily, August 30, 2023
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