Jesus knows, as he’s commissioning his disciples to preach the Good News, that it’s not going to be easy, or safe.

Statio is an intentional, sacred stop.

But which voice will rule the day?

Christ offers us the grace to surrender to his love. He invites us to sit, to ponder, to quit running toward fear, that we also may hear and understand the beautiful testimony of Mary, who first found her way to the empty tomb.

Today’s scriptures remind us that we often cannot see everything that God is doing.

Are we willing to put on the dual lenses of trust and mercy?

In today’s first reading, Moses begs God, “Let your blazing wrath die down; relent in punishing your people.” Humanity has a long history of believing God is punishing and vengeful.…

There is a miracle in this story for us today: we can begin to heal from this proclivity for snap judgments and celebrate the good, even miraculous, works being done by others around us.

All we can do is ask the Lord to give us sight, and leave the rest to his mercy.

Wherever we go, however slowly, whatever our trials, may we keep going forward for the love of God.