We have been hearing excerpts from
Paul’s letter to the Romans in the first readings in our daily masses. Paul
tells us that he is convinced that nothing will separate us from our faith,
from our relationship with Christ – not death, not life, not angels or
principalities, not powers or height or depth.
No creature will be able to separate us from the love of God that we
have in our Lord Jesus Christ.
If
we could all have such a faith, such a confidence in our relationship with
Christ. We see many in our world today
who are so easily led astray, who abandon their faith for so many different
reasons. Yet, if we could have
confidence in our Lord, if we could see ourselves as abiding in God’s love and
as bringing that love to our world, perhaps we could bring ourselves to believe
with Paul that nothing could ever lead us away from the faith.
We
live in a very uncertain world today.
Many people have lost their jobs and are looking for a stable way to
support their families. Many have lost
faith in the government to provide us leadership and stability in our
society. Many feel uneasy about the
terrorism and violence that is so widespread throughout our world. Yet, God will get us through all we have to
endure in this world. Our love in God
will survive all that can bring us down in this world. As Paul states, the love we have in God
cannot be separated by anguish, or distress, or famine, or persecution, or
peril, or sword. May today’s word bring
us confidence and strength.
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