Friday, 18 March 2016

THE PROMISE DEPENDS ON FAITH

PRAYER MOMENT


Saturday 19 March 2016, St Joseph   


THE PROMISE DEPENDS ON FAITH


Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.


Reading: “The promise of inheriting the world was not made to Abraham and all his descendants on account of any law but on account of the righteousness that consists in faith” (Romans 4:13…22)


Reflection. The second Joseph, like the first, was a man of dreams and we can say there were two things: He was a descendant of David and so roots Jesus, his adopted son, in the heart of the Jewish people and of all humanity. But more importantly, he was a son of Abraham, the man of faith who “went out without knowing where he was going.” For Jesus, and later for Paul, faith is the rock on which we build our new life. The old covenant was built on physical descent; the new on faith and Joseph stands as one of the great witnesses to this.


Prayer. Lord, we celebrate the memory of Joseph with joy. Let is too live by faith and fulfil our dreams! Amen




























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