Are we following God or man?

Reflection for the 13th Sunday in ordinary time.

26 June 2022; by Ms. C. A. Riley, OP

Are we taking the time when confronted with options to discern whether the choices we are making is our own will or the will of God? How many times do I just go about my day and make choices without first asking if its God’s will that I am doing, or do I get caught up in all the commotion and make a quick decision because I know what is best?

We see in the Gospel when Jesus asked the man to follow him, he quickly and selfishly replied: “Lord let me go first and bury my father.” Now most would say that Jesus’ answer was a bit harsh, but sometimes we need more than a gentle reminder, we need that proverbial shove into reality. “Let the dead bury their dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God,” this was Jesus’ way of saying that God’s will is more important than any matter of the flesh and we should always strive to follow God and not try to be God.