Sunday, July 12th

I tinkered with my homily all weekend. Following the last mass of the day, I went back to the rectory and fell into a deep sleep. In my dreams, I was still preaching the darn thing; still trying to get it right.

Here's what my subconscious wanted added to the homily: if we are being called into something new, it means we are being pulled away from something old. A calling is the second act of "chosenness"--we have been chosen to carry the presence of Christ into the world. But, this means we have also been called to leave the past behind. For the early Christians, leaving their old pagan ways behind proved easier said than done. For the modern church, leaving behind ego is difficult. But, go we must. We are being pulled away.