+ Our first reading today speaks of the
fulfillment of the great promise, the
promise of a certain and sure salvation that was made to Abraham and his descendants. And so when Paul comes to Antioch
he addresses descendants of Abraham, and others and tells them that without a doubt that the Jesus who was put
to death, when Pilate washed his hands of him, and who rose from the dead three
days later was indeed the one foretold, and prophesied about; the redeemer and
savior of the world.
Great rejoicing occurred among
those people when they heard this message; great rejoicing should occur among
us today as we hear of the dynamic of “God always fulfills his promises”!
And so we had and still have
Jesus in our world as redeemer, but also the
way, the truth and the life: for the promise had to do with forgiveness of
sin, the imparting of sure and certain truth, and the path which leads to
eternal blessedness in a kingdom that is fulfilled beyond, but which exists
already in seed form here and now, in this time, in this place – where there is
joy!
In the gospel passage then
Jesus tells us to calm ourselves and our hearts, because faith is the key,
faith we have in the God-of-Promises, which includes himself, as the Son of
that God! May we like Thomas let our questions regarding all of this be
answered in a supernatural kind of way: the only way for them to make sense: let our faith tells us, all is so, and
all is well! – even in a country and world where intrigue, chicanery and
collusion are running rampant on Pennsylvania Avenue.
And the Lord said to me: You are my Son, this day I have begotten
you: alleluia!
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