St Luke writes: "I too decided... to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the truth concerning the things about which which you have been instructed." (Lk 1: 3-4) As we embark on the journey through Luke's gospel in this Year C of the Lectionary we stand in the shoes of Theophilus. We, too, have been instructed and are believers yet we also need to delve deeper into the mysteries into which we have been baptized. Our thirst for the truth can never be slaked sufficiently such that we no longer need to hear the Word of God afresh. As disciples of the Lord we need both the discipline of listening to the truth as well as the discipline of the sacraments to train us in the ways of our Master. Let us take time to set aside opportunities, outside of the Sunday Mass, for silent prayer, meditation, individual and group devotions, Eucharistic adoration, spiritual reading, fasting, almsgiving and spiritual sharing so that we may become more informed, dedicated and joy filled disciples of our Lord. Ours is a living Word and a living faith. It has the power to save now just as it did on that day in Nazareth. As we listen each Sunday to the Gospel let us be aware: "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." (Lk 4: 14)
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