Mass Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/033025-YearC.cfm

 Long ago, a youth minister called to tell me that a young priest famous for working with youth would be offering Mass at the Pentagon.  Would I like to go?  Of course, but I had a commitment that made going impossible.  I asked her to call me afterward and tell me what he said.   She did.  His suggestion was simple, easy and worth doing.  “If you make the effort to remember one word from the Sunday Mass readings, God can attach spiritual food for the whole week to that one word.” 

Have you ever thought, “I don’t get anything out of Mass”?  Might choosing one word to remember make a difference?

In the first reading from Joshua, the chosen people had come through the desert and crossed the Jordan on dry land.  They camped at Gilgal and celebrated Passover.  The manna stopped.  The land of milk and honey was theirs. God had given them what they needed.  They would have to work for what God was now providing.   

Might “Passover” be your word?  Are you in a spiritual desert?  Do you want or need to be led to something new?  Maybe you will choose a different word to remember this Sunday.  I would be delighted to hear what God says to and does for you this week.