Sometimes it is possible to say lots of things with only a few words. We see an example of this in today's gospel passage. Jesus says to his disciples: Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord' will enter the kingdom of heaven ... but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven (Mt 7:21).
What is Jesus saying? It's not enough to call out to Jesus - or even to God - and to use the words Lord, Lord in doing so ... but this is already something of great importance. The use of the word Lord is an admission of our recognition of the supremacy of our God, but even this is not enough for us to enter into heaven. Jesus says that we must go further: we must strive to do the will of our Father in heaven. And how do we do that?
Jesus says that we must not only listen to his words, but also, we must act on them. In other words, it's not enough to hear the advice that Jesus offers us ... and then to let his advice get lost in the noise of all the noise that surrounds us. Instead, we should work at listening attentively to the word of God so that we can discern the will of our Father.
Let us pray today for the grace to listen closely to the words that our heavenly Father offers to us, so that we will not forget the wisdom that he has to share with us, but rather that these words might begin to take root within our hearts.
Have a great day.
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