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Sunday, January 28, 2018

Septuagesima January 28, 2018


Matthew 20:1-16 
WORKING IN THE VINEYARD

To meditate on the gospel that is preached to you is, as St. Peter says, to consider “things which angels long to look into” (1 Peter 1:12).  Think about that!  Thinking about God’s word is a very rewarding thing to do – and what a privilege! – not least of which because God blesses the one who sets his mind on things above (Colossians 3:2), as St. Paul tells us to do. 
But how high above do we set our minds.  St. Paul also warns us not to think of lofty things but to associate with the humble: “Do not be wise in your own opinion,” he says (Romans 12:16).  Well, we set our minds on things above by keeping our minds focused on what is revealed here below.  We study Holy Scripture.  We do so as lowly beggars.  We do not let our minds try and delve into the mind of God by any other means than through his self-revealing word.  And where our minds can delve no further, we stop, lest the old adage prove true: “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”