Today's first reading (cf Is 55:10-11) gives us some wonderful food for thought and for prayer. God's word is living and active. Each time it enters our ears, we hear something new. This Word is alive and is meant to give us life too.
Isaiah uses the image of the rain and snow that come down from the heavens. Just as they do not return there until they have watered the earth ... so shall God's word be that goes forth from his mouth ... it shall achieve the end for which I have sent it.
Whether we are aware of it or not, God's word is at work all around us: speaking in the quiet of prayer, placing us in situations where God needs us to be present so that we can act and speak in his name. Sometimes we are not aware of this grace until we develop the habit of being attentive for it, but when we become accustomed to looking for God, we discover quickly how close he is to us and how often he invites us to be his hands, feet, eyes and ears in the world (cf Saint Teresa of Avila).
Pray today for the grace to be aware of the many ways that God uses our talents to touch the hearts of others, and be on the lookout for the ways in which his word is at work, watering the earth of our hearts with the warmth of his love.
Have a great day.
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