Thursday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
(Exodus 40:16-21.34-38; Matthew 13:47-53)
Today’s first reading describes Moses’ painstaking construction
of the Lord’s tabernacle. His efforts to
fulfil God’s very prescriptions show the necessity of right worship. Without correct worship the people would lose
their connection with God and go astray.
This is what makes “right worship” right. God does not need it, but people do, or they become
lost.
The passage proceeds to show how God directs the
people. When the cloud covers the
meeting tent, the people are to sit and pray for wisdom. When the cloud rises from the tent, they can journey
with confidence. They are in route, of
course, to the Promised Land where they will exhibit the Lord’s holiness.
Worship is fundamental to our journey to the Lord. It need not be boring but should be done
according to established traditions. Done
right, it will enlighten and educate us on how to live. It will also instruct us to recognize, thank and
praise God, our Creator and Eternal Home.
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