Wednesday June 9, 2009

Wednesday June 10, 2009 of the 10th week in ordinary time

Readings: 2 Corinthians 3: 4-11 Psalm 99: 5-9 Matthew 5: 17-19
Response: “Holy is the Lord our God!”

Our participation in Christianity seems to be a choice of ours affirmed by our willingness to proclaim our sonship with Christ. Nothing could be further than the truth as Paul points out in this passage from 2 Corinthians.
Paul was so intent in his love of God through the word he delivers to these converts, he almost tells them to disdain the Old Testament and take up the New which hadn’t even been written yet.
It is a confirmation of Tradition as the basis for our Faith. He tells his converts, if the radiance of Moses was so intent, the people of the time couldn’t look upon his face without losing their sight, how much more Glorious is Christ whom we’ve assumed in the Spirit and is present in them by our adoption.
In other words, we have nothing to boast about. God’s gift to us is poured out whether we accept it or not. When we come to our senses and realize God’s love is always present, we then can fall to our knees and praise Him as we should.

As is declared in the Psalm, Moses, Aaron and the other priests of the former way received their blessing through a personal relationship with God. We have the same opportunity if only we commune with Him and recognize Him in others about us.
They were blessed with an occasional visit. We have Him at our beck and call every day in the Eucharist we celebrate, with His assurance, He is with us!

When Christ began His public teaching, some of His disciples assumed He was changing the Law. Rather He stated, rather emphatically, if one of them, or us were to remove the slightest accent from the words and teach others to do the same we were inalterably doomed to hell. If we teach, as our church teaches, His way without change in basic religious tenets, we will be extolled with Him.
Those who deny Him will be denied by Him. Acknowledge His love by our devotion in return!