Saturday | June 08, 2024
Luke 2:49
Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?
The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Taking Care of Business
In some translations, the question that 12-year-old Jesus asks his parents is, “Did you not know that I would be about my Father’s business?” For it’s not just where he was that mattered, it was what he was doing. He was at work, immersing himself in Scripture and going head-to-head with the astonished teachers. He was clearly meant for bigger things. As are we.
Our Baptism and life of faith calls us beyond the ordinary. Should the Lord come looking for us today, what will he find us doing? Will we be so immersed in the work of our human lives that we have forgotten to bring the Word of God and the person of Jesus with us? Or will the Lord smile and say: “Aha! I thought I would find you here taking care of my business!”
Lord, find me at work in your house, doing your will.
- Steve Givens
2 Timothy 4:1-8 • Psalm 71:8-9, 14-17, 22 • Luke 2:41-51
