Meditation for Tuesday
of the 2nd Week in Ordinary Time, Year B
(Heb 6:10-20; Mk
2:23-28)
“Brethren: God is not so unjust as to overlook
your work and the love which you showed for His sake in serving the saints, as
you still do.” We reminded today that God has pledged to reward our good works.
With this FULL ASSURANCE OF HOPE before us, we should be more eager to show
love and perform good deeds. The author draws example from the promise God made
to Abraham. To give him assurance, God backed it up with an oath. “Men indeed
swear by a greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final
for confirmation.” But since God has no greater, He swore by Himself, saying, “Surely
I will bless you and multiply you.” Thus, Abraham believed with full assurance.
Now, God’s pledge that gives us full assurance of hope is in Christ Jesus, who has gone to highest heavens, “behind the curtain”, as our mediator, “Having become a High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” Therefore, He is the ‘sure and steadfast’ anchor of our soul; the living and assurance hope we have in doing good and showing love. Even if our good works and love are unrecognized or unappreciated, we shall never give up because in Jesus is the hope that drives us forward. In fact, Jesus becomes the reason we act, and in Him lies our justification, for “The Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
Fr Jude Chinwenwa Nwachuwku, C.Ss.R
Saints Peter & Paul Catholic
Church,
Tedi-Muwo, Lagos.
Tuesday January 19th,
2021.
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