Romans 1:1-7, Psalm 98:1-4, Luke 11:29-32
Romans 1:1-7
My Beloved, You told us that You came not to be served but to serve - You are the Son of God and You remind us that service is the mark and mission of those who desire to follow You closely. St. Paul affirms that the prophets in sacred Scripture spoke of You revealing that You would be born in the flesh, You would be a descendant from the royal line of David, You would have awesome power and would be recognized as the Son of God and that You would rise from the dead through the Holy Spirit.
We are Your followers and we too have a mission to proclaim the Good News. We are called to be holy and You make the mission possible by filling us with Your grace and Your peace.
Psalm 98:1-4
You my Beloved will never forget how much You love us. We see it all around us in the beauty of Your creation and the people You have formed to be Your own, the saints who have gone before us.
Luke 11:29-32
My Beloved, the only sign we will ever need has already been given. God so loved the world that He sent His only Son into the world to save us. He knew we would reject You, deny You, crucify You, watch You until You cried out at last and gave up Your Spirit to the Father and then as if that was not enough we would pierce Your side.
The Father loves us so passionately that He asked You to make the ultimate sacrifice so we would have no doubts at all to the lengths He was prepared to go to ensure that the work of His hands would not be damned eternally. Through You we now receive the fullness of life and grace. This is why the Queen of Sheba and the people of Nineveh will repudiate us - for we we too busy with the world to recognize the time of our salvation and deliverance.
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