GOD IN WHOM HE PUT HIS FAITH

PRAYER MOMENT

Wednesday 19 March 2014,  St Joseph

GOD IN WHOM HE PUT HIS FAITH

Pause. Be still in the presence of God.

Reading: “Abraham is our father in the eyes of God, in whom he put his faith.” (Rom 4:13-22, Matt 1: 6-24, 2 Sam 7:4-16)

Reflection. For St Paul, a favourite theme is the faith of Abraham. It represents the first powerful response of human beings to the divine initiative of creation. Abraham is a colossal figure, who stand at the dawn of the age of faith; and Joseph appears at the close of that ancient period fulfilling the faith of Abraham in his own calling. Like the Joseph of old, who was sold into Egypt by his brothers, the husband of Mary was a man of dreams. He is the utterly faithful servant, moulded in the old Jewish traditions, who responds fully to the extraordinary call that is given to him. All three readings today speak of how he cooperated with God’s plan of sending his Son into the world, “born of a woman.” And the link between the three is the faith of this humble man.                      

Prayer. Lord, as we celebrate the life and faith of St Joseph, deepen in us too that foundation of our life and relationship with you; our faith. Amen.

David Harold-Barry SJ