We have all sorts of hints this morning of Jesus’ fulfilling
the Old Testament. First, we hear
the reverence of God’s Law in the Israelite community. Our responsorial Psalm—Psalm 119—is one
of the greatest examples in the Bible that venerates God’s Law. Each stanza actually contains a synonym
of the word law. Today we heard precept, command, deeds,
truth and more.
We
may typically think the Old Testament was all about knowing the Law and
carrying out the regulations and precept of living and worship. This is largely true, but the Old
Testament is filled with instructions that, “To do what is right and just
is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.”
This
is what Jesus says as He shows, in part, how He fulfills the Law in our short
Gospel today: “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God
and act on it.” We are called to
listen to God and then act on His word and that is what makes us a good
Christian.
At
Mass this morning we pray that we may in fact hear God’s Word and then act
according to this Word in our day today.
No comments:
Post a Comment