Today's Scripture can be read at www.uscb.org/nab
Some people seem to delight in determining the "in" group and the "out" group. To some extent, people may use the same idea in viewing the way that God treats human beings. Without getting into political implications, I'll just stay with a few reflections or ideas on how today's Scripture can relate to everyday life.
Sometimes people may think in terms of entitlement to God's love as something earned for faithful observance of certain rules and practices, God's Word today reminds us that God gathers people of all nations and all tongues (Isaiah). It may be easy to take pride in observance of certain laws (Luke) and to look with disdain on those who do not live as we do or as we think that they should.
However, judging people and comparing oneself to others can keep one from experiencing the "peacefulness" and "healing" to which the writer of the Letter to the Hebrews refers.
We need to remind ourselves that all people are members of God's Family. Then we need to find ways to put that realization into practice.
This week one thing I will try to do is to be more aware of the way that I might classify or judge people. Perhaps race or ethnicity affects me more than I might realize.
I will also try to reach out in some way to people I might usually ignore.
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