21st Sunday of Ordinary Time

Lift up your Hearts

There is always something to hang our heads about.

The Pandemic, Politics, a comment someone makes;

And so we come to church,

To keep our chin up!

Not just our chins,

But our hearts!

At every Mass,

We are told to

“Lift up our hearts!”

A simple phrase,

That often we don’t even notice it.

As we quickly move on to the next phrase.

And yet it is so important.

While this is a mad, mad, mad world;

And we may have every reason to hang our heads.

We have even more reasons

To lift up our hearts.

Because the Lord is with us!

I am here to remind you of that when I say,

“The Lord be with you!”

And you are here to remind me of that when you respond,

“And with your Spirit.”

Nothing can separate us from the Love of God.

Not the news, or COVID or politics,

Or suffering or even death.

Jesus is our Good Shepherd.

What are we afraid of??

We can do all things in Christ Who strengthens us.

And With His Body and Blood in us.

Not even death can bring us down.

For Christ will raise us up on the last day.

When we get to that part of the Mass

Where we say “Lift up your hearts.”

Don’t just say it.

Do it!

For the Lord is with us!

And we have every reason to lift up our hearts!