But the LORD said to Samuel: Do not judge from his appearance or from his lofty stature, because I have rejected him. God does not see as a mortal, who sees the appearance. The LORD looks into the heart. (1 Samuel 16:7 NABRE)
In search of the first king of Israel, Samuel was sent by God to Bethlehem to the house of Jesse. And looking at the hearts of the men of the house, Samuel was told by God that David, the youngest, was the one to be anointed king. And Samuel anointed David in the midst of his brothers, and from that day on, the spirit of the LORD rushed upon David.
David was as unlikely a candidate to become Israel's king as Jesus was to be the Son of God. And yet, in both cases, human expectations are dashed by God's Divine Will. May we set aside our expectations, plans, and preconceived notions of how things "should" be, in order that we might instead conform our hearts and minds to God's choices in our lives, in our days, in our world. And may we, as David did, praise God in all the circumstances we face.
Today, I will ask Saint Joseph to obtain for me a pure, humble, and charitable mind, and perfect resignation to the Divine Will.
Saint Fabian, martyred in 250 A.D., who Saint Cyprian described as an incomparable man whose glory in death matched the holiness and purity of his life, pray for us.
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