+ The first reading today relates
the depths of the compassion of God, as he is so willing to “tread underfoot
the guilt” of his people who have sinned against him, and to “cast into the
depths of the sea all their sins.” He is a God who will show his faithfulness to his people, the descendants of Abraham and
Jacob, as he promised them that he would do. We count on the Lord to show
us his compassion and mercy as well, as we too come to recognize our folly and
how we have wandered away from his good pleasure.
The gospel passage tells us
who may count themselves a part of God’s family, and true relatives of Jesus: whoever does the will of God the Father in
heaven! It is they – members of God’s very household - who must remain
doing his will, which is to love, in a countless variety of circumstances – and
it is to them that the Father and the Son
will come to dwell within to be
their strength and their joy!
Give
us life, Lord; let us rejoice in you! Show us your kindness, and grant us your
salvation!
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