Through you, we perceive the infinite grace of God that continues to manifest itself in creation, in the world and in the Holy Catholic Church. Today's readings speak of the manifestation of the grace of God. In the First Reading, we heard that God sent Samuel to anoint as king one of the sons of Jesse of Bethlehem. The one that God called to serve Him as king was not the one that Samuel would have chosen. For the Lord does not see as mortals see.
Mortals look at the outward appearance of the person.
But the Lord looks at the heart. The anointing of king David is symbolic of the Sacrament of Baptism. As we have heard in the First Reading, the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from the day that he was anointed. To be anointed means to have been called and to have answered the calling. It means to become a new creation in Jesus.