Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Reflection for Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent




Today’s Gospel highlights the depth of Jesus’ relationship with Scripture.

Today, he tells us through his message to the disciples that prophetic law will stand true until the end of time, that it is a guideline in determining who gets to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. His purpose is to fulfill these teachings.

Looking back at the first reading, we can see the bigger picture that Jesus talks about. Moses was an instrument in the Israelites’ relationship with God, reassuring us that God’s commandments are not meant to constrict us. Rather, God has given us His word so that we may enter into the land He promises us. God not only opens a place for His people to live in unity, but provides us with a direct set of instructions on how to get there.

Pretty generous, right? Moses thought so too. I particularly love when he asks how many other nations have a God as intimate as we do, so close to Creation that He allows us to communicate with Him whenever we need Him. Our God is awesome, yet humbles Himself to interact with us.

Moses had no idea that 1200 years later, his words would take on a new meaning. God became even closer to His people, so close that He joined them. In a time when humanity needed God, God became human to administer to us through Jesus. THAT is quite the feat of an accessible God.

As Jesus came to fulfill the words of prophets like Moses before him, he invites us into the long line of leaders who contributed to bringing about Salvation History. He leaves us with a pretty simple set of directions in order to enter God’s Kingdom—follow the commandments, and do not break even the least of them. This shouldn’t be too difficult. In fact, it seems pretty easy that God would allow us to enter Heaven by simply following the rules the prophets so explicitly laid out. However, it’s in what Jesus adds that can sometimes trip us up when following God’s law. He doesn’t tell us to simply follow God’s commandments—he says that we must also teach them to others, and avoid leading others to break them. How many times are we so caught up in our own actions that we lose sight of those around us? We are all on the same journey through this life and into the next, so we must work together as a community of people striving to be saints. We must not seek Heaven for only ourselves, but rather become resources for others (as Jesus was) so that they can get home, too.

Are we good resources for others? It’s through the examples we set and the accountability we hold for others that we can fulfill our true potential as members of the Kingdom of Heaven.

In Moses, in Jesus, and in us, God continues His direct intervention in the lives of His people.


Ryan Kowalski

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