Shout Out to Lois and Eunice

Tuesday of Week 3 in Ordinary Time (*a day late;)

2 Timothy 1:1-8

Paul is filled with thankfulness and longing and remembering.  He ponders the whence of all the important passings-on.  And he testifies to the great mystery of the what and how and who of faith.  And surprise!  It is peoples’ lives and love…their testimony in the flesh that does this job of passing-on.  The Incarnation…on and on.

And I always weep a little in utter awe at how this faith ended up in me.  
How many Loises?

How many Eunices?

It started with the announcement of a bright Mary Magdalene fresh from the tomb…to a frightened roomful of bewildered disciples.  And somehow it’s life keeps moving.  Through the strangest of times it hangs on.  And through both the worthiest and most unworthy of people it continues.  

And here I am.  Both comforted and challenged to fit my life into this great passing-on.

Paul’s prayer for Timothy and for me is to stir into flame that received gift of faith.  Make yourself most contagious.  Use everything…your whole life…to participate in this passing-on.  God will be with you.