Reflections on readings for Sunday January 17, 2021

Our Responsorial Psalm for this weekend reminds us of how to achieve peace in our lives, relationships and world. It comes about by choosing to do the will of God. The more we align our lives to do God’s will, the greater the delight we will experience. The more we are attentive to the voice of truth, the more we are attentive to what the Holy Spirit says from the depths of our being, the more God will put a new song into our mouth. We will praise God best as we listen attentively to the voice of God speaking to us in all of our experiences. We are called not to restrain our lips when God calls us to announce and bring about justice for the world.