The Oracle of Nathan
MORNING PRAISE January 29, 2020 Wednesday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time The Oracle of Nathan 2 Samuel 7: 4-17 PERSONAL REFLECTION Wouldn’t it be nice to have someone like Nathan around – someone I trust; who hears the words of the Lord clearly, and then lays everything out for me as explicit, humanly comprehensible instructions? In the same way that Nathan saved David from the trouble of building a temple for the Lord (because the Lord so commanded Nathan and David), it would also save me a whole lot of anxiety if someone can just tell me “Sandy, the Lord says that you should apply for the novitiate to become a Jesuit priest.” Actually, even if he tells me that God does not want me to return for the second semester, and that it was the end of the road for me and my vocation discernment, I would probably still be happy and grateful, and would gladly follow what the Lord will tell me through him. But where is this desire coming from -- this desire to b