The first reading for today is Isaiah 2:1-4. Here the promise of what will come in the latter days includes: "For our of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem." "The word" is something more than the written words of the prophet or the written words in the Books of Moses.
The second reading for today is I Thessalonians 2:13-20. Here, Paul congratulates the Church on having "received the word of God." They "accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God."
The word of God is God's self-expression. The word of God is God's creative presence in the cosmos. The word of God is something greater and more significant than all the words which have been written about God or for God.
The word of God is spoken in our midst, in order to encourage us and to instruct us.
The word of God is lived in our lives when we show forth the compassion and care for which Jesus was well known.
The word of God is received by us whenever we grasp the significance of a god who sets aside the comforts of heaven in order to make his home among us.
The word of God is greater than the words we read or the words we speak. It is the content of our faith. Our beliefs depend upon the words we read or hear. We experience the word of God, and thus we find the courage to follow.
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