God Makes a New Covenant with Humanity.


18th week Thursday in Ordinary Time

Year One

Num 20: 1-13

Meditation

God Makes a New Covenant with Humanity.

When Moses was asked to strike the rock for water and he strikes twice in week faith in God. As result he lost the chance of entering into promise land. Let us obey God as he guides us.  God is not just interested in outcomes — He cares about the way we obey Him. Even leaders like Moses are held to account, not for failure in results, but for failing to uphold God’s holiness and trustworthiness. You may be in a "wilderness" season, tempted to react in anger or despair, Pause. Trust. Listen carefully for God's voice. Speak when He says speak. Wait when He says wait. Strike only when He says strike.

Where in my life am I being called to speak instead of strike?

Year Two

Jer 31:31-34

God Makes a New Covenant with Humanity.

The Lord tells us that he will make a new covenant with humanity. The old convent confirms the new covenant. The Lord protected Israel and led them out of Egypt through his covenant to the promised land. God has made us his people and Him as our God. We are God’s people, and God is our Father we belong to him. The new covenant is the covenant of blood made on the cross by Jesus.

The Lord has put his word into our hearts. The people will know God and need not be told by others about the Divine. He will put his word into their hearts. The law of the Lord will teach about God. Law is not to punish but to forgive. The Lord will forgive the wicked and not remember their sins.

Are we faithful to God and his Word?

Mt 16:13-23

“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”  Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”  (Mt 16:15-16).

We wish people to have good opinion about us. The other people opinion is very important for all of us. If other people have good opinion about us, we feel good about it; if they have negative opinion about us, we feel bad about it. We try our best to create a good opinion about us. We say first opinion is the best opinion.  Opinion matters a lot in life.

Just like any of us, Jesus wanted to know the opinion of the disciples about him. Jesus particularly asks Peter for his opinion and he says the best answer, of course, it is not by him but revealed by the Father in heaven. The answer that Peter gave was Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of the living God. Jesus was very happy about the opinion he got from Peter.  He was able to communicate himself to Peter and the disciples.  His mission is accomplished because they know that he is the Messiah, the Son of the living God.

What is the opinion you have of Jesus?

Fr Putti Anthaiah Sdb


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