Rebuilding

Today's first reading (Amos 9:11-15) speaks eloquently of rebuilding and renewal:

On that day I will raise up
the fallen hut of David;
I will wall up its breaches,
raise up its ruins,
and rebuild it as in the days of old...

How applicable these words can be to our own lives!

For some, the fallen hut can represent the diminishment of spirituality and worship in our local churches.

For some, the fallen hut can represent the disintegration of our common bonds in working for the common good.

For some, the fallen hut represents our very selves as temples of the Lord.

For some, the fallen hut represents all of these things and more.

No matter what our fallen hut may be, we have assurance in the help of the Lord, for he reaches out to us with his love, power, and grace.

On that day I will raise up
the fallen hut of David;
I will wall up its breaches,
raise up its ruins,
and rebuild it as in the days of old...