Walking with Jesus: 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
For Sunday, November 3, 2024 Deuteronomy 6:2-6, Hebrews 7:23-28, Mark 12:28-34 Today’s readings are exclusively about God. They prompt a question to each of us: Who is God to me? Do I give God all the attention, all the praise, all the glory that I am capable of? Do I feel that God owes me — or, do I owe God? What personally am I most afraid of about God in my relationship with Him? Is God the same to me as He is to each of His creations? Is God close to me? How can I get close to God? I feel that most people don’t spend much time reflecting on God. Why? Are we afraid that we might have to change parts of our lives that we’re not comfortable with? Maybe it’s because we don’t know whether God cares that much about us. Maybe we’re just “rolling the dice,” hoping He will be more of a loving God than a just God at judgment time. Do we try to hide things from God? Today’s readings call us into a deeper relationship with God. Moses admonishes the people, saying the way to closeness and under