February 23, 2022
Feast of St. Polycarp
7 Wednesday Ordinary Time
JAMES 4: 13-17 -
MORE OR LESS -
IN POETIC FORM
I like today’s first reading – James 4:13 – 17.
Last night I read it a few times and it gave me heavy thoughts.
I also thought, “Let it stand by itself!”
That would be enough, Then I said, “Be poetic. Why not put it into poetic form? It’s
puzzling – so put it in a puzzling poetic form – but keep it simple.
The homilist is supposed to do something like that with
the text – and not just walk away – like a match or a candle going out.
So here’s James 4: 13-17 in poetic form. I’ll call this, “Tomorrow!”
TOMORROW
Tomorrow.
Wait. I might not get a tomorrow.
I could be just a puff of smoke. I could be just for a
moment.
Air hanging in air – just for a moment – then
disappearing.
Today.
Okay I’ll take today. Right now I’m here in the here and
now – of today.
I’m here. I’ve
been there. But I might
not be in the next.
Surprise! In fact I could be gone – by tomorrow.
That’s humbling.
You never know.
That takes away any argument for arrogance.
So I guess the thing to do – the right thing to do – is
to do what the letter of James tells us to do, “If the Lord puts me in his will
for a next, take it - and live it. - Take
it and say, ‘Thanks.”
To not - to not do that - would be stupid – and actually
– it would be a sin.
So today - I’ll do - today. - I’ll try to live today – to
the full.
And tomorrow – I’ll do tomorrow - if I get a tomorrow.
I hope to. Thank
You God.
Together – we’ll find that one out – like today – like
yesterday – but tomorrow
Thank You.
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