Pastor’s Weekly Reflection
Jan. 19, 2025
Dear Parishioners,
“Life is a banquet in which the wine always runs out.” Just in case you think that the
phrase “Life is a banquet” is made up by some party animal, I want to assure you that it comes from the Bible. In the Scriptures, the relationship between God and his people is described in the image of a bridegroom and his bride. And in describing the joy God finds among his people, the joy of the kingdom of God, the Bible uses the image of a wedding feast. It’s no wonder that Jesus started his public ministry at a wedding feast.
It doesn’t matter which path of life one is in: marriage, religious vocation, or singlehood.
Neither does it matter what profession one pursues. Sooner or later, the initial excitement, the bursting joy, once thought of as unlimited, starts running out. All that remains is the “water” of routine, dullness, and even disillusionment. Not just for the ordinary folks like you and me, but also for the rich and famous.
Earnest Hemmingway, winner of many prestigious awards, including the Pulitzer and
Nobel Prize, always lived his life to the fullest. A newspaper reporter, ambulance driver during WWII, involved in the Spanish Civil War, friend to bullfighters as well as authors – he did it all. But there came a day when his wine ran out. He took his shotgun, pressed the barrels to his forehead, and pulled the trigger.
It happens in everyone’s life. The wine ...
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