Isaiah 6:1-8 / Matthew 10:24-33
Generally, it can be said that every person has had some kind of spiritual experience of the divine presence.
It can be anything from a deep quiet moment of peace to a unique encounter with an apparition.
In the 1st reading, the prophet Isaiah seemed to have a heavenly vision of the glory and the holiness of God.
It was an amazing vision as well as an exhilarating experience.
But what the prophet Isaiah experienced was a deep sense of his sinfulness.
But he wss cleansed of his sinfulness when in his vision he saw a seraph took a live coal and touched his lips.
But what was equally amazing was that Isaiah offered himself to be sent on the mission to be God's messenger.
So as much as we may wish to have an experience of God, let us also remember that a mission comes along with an experience.
It is a mission to be God's messenger, and it will bring healing for others as well as for ourselves