Thursday, February 16, 2017

Feb 16 - Weekday in OT

+ Again today we have profound and timely readings for this mass. Yesterday we spoke of the tree of life, the tree of the cross as the sign of God’s penetrating presence and transformative power of love. It was love that brought about the reconciliation of man with God, and the restoration of peace and prosperity.

And it was the blood of Christ which was its price.

And so the new sign of the unending covenant is the Blood of Christ poured out from his pierced sacred side! There is no greater source of power in the entire universe as this physical manifestation of self-sacrificial LOVE!

The first reading today speaks of blood, in saying that “if anyone sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for in the image of God has man been made.”

          In an interesting side note: in this same reading from the Book of Genesis we see God rendering not only plants, but all animals as suitable and recommended food for man – according to his tastes and appetite.

          And in another interesting side note: God says from you, yourself, I will demand an accounting of how you regarded and treated yourself, and I will demand it from every animal, and from one man in regard to his fellow man I will demand an accounting for human life. And he was certainly referring to each and every human life, from conception to natural death.

We do not know the exact day and hour that this accounting will take place – but if we wisely read the signs of the times – we should not be surprised if it happens at any time, at any moment actually – especially, when we read the sign that announces the arrival of the one and true “antichrist” in our midst: the one who feeds on chaos, confusion, lies, deceptions, cover-ups and anarchy.

Let he, let she who has ears to hear, hear and take heed. For the day of the Lord is at hand!



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