However, in the first reading, Abraham’s encounter with the three turns the other side of the coin of faith. The Lord said to him, “I will surely return to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife will have a son.” Over hearing this, Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I have grown old, and my husband is old, shall I have pleasure?” Then, the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh…Is anything too hard for the Lord?” Sarah’s sarcastic laugh was due to the fact that she viewed the problem from the lens of her human weakness, which is so limited and incapable of solving the problem.
Immediately, we can see the two sides of the coin of faith
and the difference each makes. When confronted with life challenges and we present
them to the Lord in prayer, our faith will look out for the answer either from
the power of God, of which it was said that nothing is too hard for the Lord,
or from our personal merits and capabilities, which are so limited and weak. As
we follow the example of the Centurion, Jesus says, “God; let it be done for
you as you have believed.” Amen.
Fr Jude Chinwenwa Nwachukwu, C.Ss.R
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church,
Tedi-Muwo, Ojo, Lagos.
Saturday July 1,
2023.
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