2 Chronicles 2:5 Yet who is really able to build him a house, since the heavens and even the highest heavens cannot contain him? And who am I that I should build him a house, unless it be to offer incense in his presence?
Solomon was appealing to a neighboring people for help in making a temple for God. Solomon was wise enough to direct the fact that this house wasn’t going to contain God, as the pagan temples were built to contain their gods. This would be a place for the Israelites to worship God, knowing that God would be present as he pleased.
We cannot built a box to contain God. Even though we have houses of worship (our Churches), he is not stuck there when we leave. Isn’t it wonderful to know that we don’t have to just go to church to be able to pray to Him? At anytime when we need prayers, we can stop what we are doing and call upon him. Our church is a wonderful gathering place where we can worship with our community, to give glory to our God for all the blessings he has given us. We get to see his presence in the Eucharist and allow him to refill our hearts. But when we leave Mass, we must remember we aren’t leaving God until next week. We cannot be selfish and hide him in a box, only visiting once a week. We cannot squeeze his almighty presence in a box that we built with our rules of the world, or how we interpret his words. Our God is so much bigger. God is present everywhere, in every moment, all the time. We take Him with us into the world, and we are to share him with every person we meet. We are called to share the love of God, to share his word. And right now, the world needs to hear it even more than before.
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