The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time [C]
I Kings 19:16,19-21 + Galatians 5:1,13-18 + Luke 9:51-62
June 26, 2016
“He resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem….”
All over the Wichita Diocese, many priests this past week were “on the road again”, to use the words of Willie Nelson, moving to new residences and taking up new assignments within the diocese. However, while Mr. Nelson just couldn’t wait to get on the road again, most of our priests had mixed feelings about uprooting themselves and beginning again in a new part of the diocese. Those mixed feelings come from, on the one hand, wanting to be faithful to the bishop’s plan for the diocese, and knowing from experience that change brings blessings eventually. On the other hand, change is difficult, and the longer a priest had been in his previous assignment, the harder it is to leave.
We priests should count our blessings, though. In today’s Gospel passage, Jesus explains to a would-be disciple that “‘Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest His head.’” Most rectories, by contrast, have not only very fine mattresses, but pretty good recliners, as well (for mid-afternoon meditation)! Continue reading