Today’s Readings:
A voice says, “Cry
out!”
I answer, “What shall
I cry out?”
Preaching is a tricky business. There are times when homilies or sermons seem
to almost write themselves as the Word of God is read. But then there are times—and sometimes this
can happen several weeks in a row—when there is no inspiration or any sign of infused
wisdom. Sometimes a homilist feels that
he has crafted a masterpiece only to find that the result sounds flat, even to
himself. But that is somewhat balanced
by those times when the preacher feels he has failed in his duty only to have someone
say after Mass, “Father, you said exactly what I needed to hear; I thought you
were talking directly to me.”
“What shall I cry out?”
That’s not just Isaiah’s question; it should be the question of everyone
who presumes to speak in the name of God.
Please pray that God will guide all those who have been called to the
ministry of preaching.
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