"Today, salvation has come to this house." St. Luke loves the word "today." We find it throughout his Gospel, and once again this Sunday. Salvation is always a present experience for Christians. Focusing on the past or the future only brings us desolation, as St. Therese warns us. God's presence is only found in the present moment--"I am who AM."
Some of us are gearing up for Halloween now, the eve of All Saints technically (Hallows Eve). Gauging by the decorations we see on many front lawns, one could lament that this has partly degenerated into a national holiday for dabbling with darkness. Might we be invited to focus instead on becoming more like the saints who overcome that darkness? To bask rather in the "today" of God's conquering grace, as they did? How might God be wishing to sanctify and strengthen me today? How might I be more open and disponible to his inspirations? Today is indeed the day of my salvation. No other day. May you and I rejoice and be glad in the victory we are meant to experience, today!
-Fr. Anthony Wieck, SJ
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