+ The topic of our readings today is an important one: freedom. It
seems that Jesus and the Jewish people to whom he spoke were on two different
wavelengths again: this time regarding what it truly means to be free! The Jewish
people still see freedom as a national condition that is the goal to be striven
for: the children of Abraham are free because they are to be the favored
nations of God – among other nations and gods!
But Jesus speaks very plainly
today: only I can give you true freedom, inner freedom, freedom to be who you
are on the inside – and it is from the inside out that you will attain your
true status as heirs of Abraham and favored children of God!
Most often, freedom comes at a
price: such as the price the three young men faced in the fiery furnace of
Nebuchadnezzar! But when one is totally engulfed in faith in God – not even
lapping flames of any kind – real or symbolic – can disturb you.
May we today truly be free,
enjoying the freedom of the sons and daughters
of God: a freedom consisting of informed consent and cooperation with God
who wants to be an intimate part of our lives – if we let him!
Blessed
are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers, praiseworthy and exalted above all
forever!
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