1) Isaiah 25:6-10, On this mountain the LORD of hosts will provide for all peoples a feast of rich food and choice wines, juicy, rich food and pure, choice wines. On this mountain he will destroy the veil that veils all peoples, the web that is woven over all nations; he will destroy death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face; the reproach of his people he will remove from the whole earth; for the LORD has spoken. On that day it will be said: “Behold our God, to whom we looked to save us! This is the LORD for whom we looked; let us rejoice and be glad that he has saved us!” **For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain.
**Our Lord Unveils, He destroys the web of deceit, tears and lies. If you answer the call to belong to the Lord, He will bear you up in the palms of His hands and place you upon His Holy mountain.
2) Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20, Brothers and sisters: I know how to live in humble circumstances; I know also how to live with abundance. In every circumstance and in all things I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry, of living in abundance and of being in need. I can do all things in him who strengthens me. Still, it was kind of you to share in my distress. **My God will fully supply whatever you need, in accord with his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. To our God and Father, glory forever and ever. Amen.
**Paul has spent a lot of years roller-coastering through the land. Accepted and loved in one town, despised, hated and cast out in others. For the folks who loved the message of Jesus Christ, they couldn’t be generous enough.
Alleluia, “May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our hearts, so that we may know what is the hope that belongs to our call.”
GOSPEL, Matt: 22:1-12, Jesus again in reply spoke to the chief priests and elders of the people in parables, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. He dispatched his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they refused to come. A second time he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those invited: “Behold, I have prepared my banquet, my calves and fattened cattle are killed, and everything is ready; come to the feast.”‘ Some ignored the invitation and went away, one to his farm, another to his business. The rest, laid hold of his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
The king was enraged and sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. Then he said to his servants, ‘The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy to come. Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find.’ The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the hall was filled with guests.”
But when the king came in to meet the guests, he saw a man there not dressed in a wedding garment. The king said to him, ‘My friend, how is it
that you came in here without a wedding garment?’ But he was reduced to silence. Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.’ Many are invited, but few are chosen.”
The final part of this scripture still confuses me. Granted the idea and reality of being ready hits home. The man wore the wrong garment. But he was still ‘willing’ to come to the banquet, unlike the previous invitees. To me, this contrasts or goes against the other scriptures we’ve been reading where “The last shall be first”. I guess being willing isn’t enough. A conscious effort must be made to be ‘Ready’… “Joy-Joy-Joy.” Help me push the message forward… You can read my reflections “Commercial-Free” & pop-up free on my FaceBook page… Bro BLU on F-book. Please buy “A BLU Collar Spirituality” for flourishing that same message. ALL net profits fill-up Food-Banks and homeless. Bro. BLU… aka-Mark “G”
