The readings today remind me of a time when my family was on vacation. We were on a beach in Florida we encountered a young girl who was flying a kite. Now it was still early and there was fog over the beach, so you couldn’t really see the kite, you could only see the girl holding the string tightly. While we were watching a man approached the young girl and asked her how she knew the kite was still in the air – she responded simply – I feel the pull! Don’t we all feel the pull of God in our lives?? Our readings today focus on how we respond to this pull.
Simply put, no person was made to be an island, in isolation from community. Through God’s eyes, humanity is complete in partnership and in love. We are better together. This past Wednesday, I had the privilege of celebrating Mass with the children and their families in our Wednesday Evening Faith Formation at St. Joseph’s. I asked our precious children why they thought God said: “It is not good for man to be alone.” They responded so beautifully and honestly: One said: “We need friends”….another “I love my mom and dad and brothers and sisters”….Another said: “It would be so boring.” Another said: “Jesus wants us to love one another.”