PROLOGUE
Sept. 5
Hence the Lord says in the Gospel, “Whoever listens to these words of Mine and acts upon them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on rock. The floods came, the winds blew and beat against that house, and it did not fall, because it was founded on rock.”
Having given us these assurances, the Lord is waiting every day for us to respond by our deeds to His holy admonitions. And the days of this life are lengthened and a truce granted us for this very reason, that we may amend our evil ways. As the Apostle says, “Do you not know that God’s patience is inviting you to repent?” For the merciful Lord tells us, “I desire not the death of the sinner, but that he should be converted and live.”
Reflection
Let us put St Benedict’s advice into practice and build our house upon the rock. The Lord waits for us each day with infinite patience because He longs for us to be converted and to choose life instead of death. We have to choose life at the beginning of each day, today and tomorrow. This means that we must never cease to search and to follow the true life awaiting us in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In doing this we will always be accompanied by the strength and tenderness of God Himself.
