Using data from radio telescopes and the Hubble telescope, scientists currently estimate the universe is approximately 13.8 billion years old. 13.8 billion years ago is when it is thought the event known as the Big Bang occurred. Scripturally, we might say this is could have been the moment God said, “Let there be light.”
Now that in itself could be a whole series of homilies, but what is important today is to know that when God created the universe 13.8 billion years ago, He chose you.
He chose you to be His beloved child in Christ. He chose you with a plan for you to prosper. He chose you with a plan to go out and bear fruit, to give you hope, to give you peace, and to give you a future that is happy, joyous, and free.
Life events have convinced me, the more we can discern His plan for us and live it out to the fullest extent possible, the more our life will be happy, joyous, and free. Life events have given me confidence that He knows what is right for us. And He knows what is good for us. And He always tries to give it to us, if we would just choose Him in return.
Furthermore, God chose you to be with Him forever in heaven. Out of love, God chose you to live with Him for eternity. That is the ultimate end of the Divine Plan. Of course, living the sacramental life of the Catholic Church to the fullest extent possible is an enormous part of that plan, but there is more.
Every day, sometimes every moment, is a choice. A choice to discern God’s will for you, the plan God has for you, and follow it to the best of your ability. The alternative is a choice to follow your own plan.
Some of you might be like me. If so, you weren’t always very good at discerning God’s plan for you and you weren’t necessarily interested in saying “yes” to God. You weren’t very interested in surrendering to His will. Perhaps you have even made some life decisions that make it feel like it is now impossible to fulfill God’s will for your life.
If that is how you feel, just remember that is a message from the father of lies. The reality is that all things are possible for God. While some of us may have turned down the “plan A” God had for our lives, He has never stopped choosing us. His mercy truly towers to the heavens, and His faithfulness truly towers to the skies. He keeps coming back, meeting us where we are, giving us another opportunity to follow Him.
Even if it is plan B, plan C, or even plan ZZ, God can lead us to Himself through the Sacramental life. If this day forward, we endeavor to follow His lead in all things, especially love, we will one day hear, “Well done, my good and faithful servant. Come, share your master’s joy.”
So today, ask the Father in the name of Jesus Christ to give you insight into the plan He has for you. And everyday, ask Him for the clarity and courage to discern His will for your life and strength to carry it out.
He has been looking forward to giving these things to you since He chose you13.8 billion years ago.
Thanks be to God!
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