There is never an ideal time to begin.
We wait for clarity.
We wait for calm.
We wait for the perfect moment—
and sometimes, we wait ourselves right out of the call.
But faith doesn’t wait.
Grace doesn’t wait.
God doesn’t wait for us to be ready.
He moves in the moment we’re in.
To walk with God is to step into the now.
Living in that moment is an act of courage.
Acting in the moment is boldness.
The moment—however imperfect—is holy ground.
Saint Paul writes to the Colossians:
“You once were alienated… hostile in mind… because of evil deeds.”
But Christ didn’t wait for us to clean up our act.
He reconciled us—in the flesh, through death—
to present us holy, without blemish, irreproachable before God.
Not someday.
Not eventually.
Now.
This is the rhythm of grace:
God acts.
God invites.
God walks with us in the middle of our mess.
And so we walk with Him.
Not when it’s convenient.
Not when we feel worthy.
But now.
In the Gospel, Jesus walks through a field on the sabbath.
His disciples are hungry.
They pick grain, rub it in their hands, and eat.
The Pharisees object—“Why are you doing what is unlawful?”
But Jesus doesn’t scold.
He reminds.
He points to David, who fed his companions with sacred bread.
And then he says something bold:
“The Son of Man is lord of the sabbath.”
In other words:
The law serves love.
The sabbath serves mercy.
And the moment—however imperfect—is holy ground.
So we act.
We speak.
We serve.
We forgive.
We create.
We love.
With a certain reckless abandon, we do what should be done.
Because you just never know what folks don’t know—
what hunger they carry,
what grief they hide,
what hope they’ve nearly lost.
And you may be the one to feed them.
Not with perfection, but with presence.
Not with answers, but with love.
This is our journey of faith.
This is our walk with God.
Not someday.
But today.
Prayer: “Grace in the Now”
Lord of the sabbath,
Lord of the moment,
You do not wait for perfect conditions—
You meet us in the mess,
You call us in the hunger,
You walk with us in the now.
Teach us to trust Your timing,
to act with holy courage,
to love with bold mercy.
Let us not wait ourselves out of the call,
but step forward—
with faith, with grace, with You.
Amen.
No comments:
Post a Comment