Daily reflection _ may I not sink

MAY I NOT SINK!
Jesus shows us God is at work in the worst imaginable events.  
Deacon John Ruscheinsky
Today's Scripture reading is grim. Jesus is barely mentioned. But through our own faith journey we know not only that God is not absent but also that the way to God is Jesus. From the beginning of the Gospel, John the Baptist prepares the way for Jesus. John's death foreshadows and prepares the way for Jesus' death too. In the deaths of both the Baptist and Jesus, the condemnation comes from political authorities. In John's death there is not even a hint of resurrection though later Herod wonders if the Messiah is John raised from the dead. The stage is set for Jesus Christ to defeat the power of death in his own resurrection.
Many ongoing stories of the persecution and political problems happen throughout a life history. Yet Jesus shows us that God who cares for birds of the air and flowers of the fields cares for us. When we really think about life, we see God working in our world through other people, events, happenings, scientific ways, rather than directly. Many times we seem to focus on the things that are grim, and when we do this we sink.
In our faith we are able to see God. Jesus shows us God is at work in the worst imaginable events. Again it is the same God who cares for the birds of the air and flowers of the fields cares for me and you. In His great love, will answer us and rescue us from all our troubles. In today's Responsorial Psalm we acclaim: May God, bless us, and may all the ends of the earth fear him! The first reading from the Book of Leviticus confirms this. "I, the Lord, am your God."
May I Not Sink!