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Homily of the Day
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Don’t Be Afraid. He Won’t Drop You. |
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Monsignor Dennis Clark, Ph.D. |
| Date: |
Wednesday, December 3, 2003 |
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Is 25:6-10 / Mt 15:29-37
Death is not a topic that most of us are particularly happy talking about. Indeed, many people are so anxious about the thought of dying that they can’t bring themselves to do such simple things as writing a will, choosing a cemetery plot, or even visiting a dying friend. The reality of death for every human being, the mighty and the lowly, is as Isaiah says a “veil that veils all people and a web that is woven over all nations.” No one escapes this world alive.
By itself the inevitable prospect of dying could darken our days and cause us to ask why we should bother with anything - ultimately it’s all ashes. But death is not the end of the story, as Isaiah tells us and as the resurrection of Jesus confirms so powerfully. God didn’t make us to be discarded and disposed of as one would do with worn out shoes. He made us for eternity with himself, and he planted in our hearts a yearning that could be satisfied by nothing less than himself.
Trust his promise, trust that longing in your heart, and don’t let the prospect of dying steal your days and your joys. He holds you in the palm of his hand, and he’ll never drop you.
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