By Charles Muchiri
Friday,
March 2, 2012
Liturgical
Year B, Cycle II
First
Friday
Day
of Abstinence
Friday
of the First week of Lent
Readings
for Mass
First
Reading: Ezekiel
18: 21-28
Responsorial
Psalm: Psalms
130: 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
Gospel:
Matthew
5: 20-26
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| Christ Crucified |
God
abhors sin: That far is obvious. And as the reading goes; God doesn’t derive
any pleasure from the death of the wicked.
That
is very important to note. So, out of this; the Heavens will certainly be
delighted to see a wicked man turning back to God; repenting.
But
God, through this reading, also points out that there is the other side of the
coin: If a righteous man turns into wickedness, none of his virtuous deeds
shall be remembered.
From
the human perspective, that sounds a little harsh. But it’s certainly God’s
way, which is always right and just.
And
the Gospel of the day is even
more reassuring: Christ, God the Son speaks. And just as well, He is emptying
His way of reasoning.
Now, two
quick ones: One; Christ is the bridge between us and God the Father. Two;
Christ is God indeed and man indeed. He understands both sides; the human side
and the divine side.
He comes,
therefore, not to edit the old laws; but re-affirm them in a loving way!
And as we sing the responsorial psalms today: ‘If you, O Lord, mark
iniquities, who can stand,’ we are reassured that through Christ’s death and
resurrection, our iniquities – however terribly huge they may appear are
nothing, against a single blood of Christ crucified!
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