27th Sunday of Ordinary Time [C]
27TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME [C] Do you ever catch yourself complaining against the Lord? If so, don’t feel alone. It happens. It even happens within the pages of Sacred Scripture. This weekend we get to listen in as the prophet Habakkuk complains against the Lord. It’s a desperate situation, as far as the prophet is concerned. He wants to know how long this will be allowed to go on (1:2)? It’s being suggested that the Lord is taking his dear sweet time. Can you hurry it up? We actually encounter an additional complaint in Luke chapter seventeen. It could be described as a “veiled” complaint—or a kind of implication. When the disciples ask for an increase of faith, the implication is that they have been shortchanged. You’ve blessed us with faith, but the portions are too small. We need more than what you have provided . That’s what we can say about complaint number two. You’re doing something, but you’re not doing enough. Meanwhile, complaint number one has to do prim...