We hear
a lot from prophets such as Jeremiah and Isaiah during Lent. We have also had some first readings during
the daily masses from the book of Exodus.
Today, we hear about the displeasure of the Lord because of the way the
people had abandoned their Lord. Here
the Lord had led them out of slavery, here he was setting down the commandments
and laws that he wanted the Israelites to follow. So, when the Lord was present to Moses on the
mountaintop, the people were rebelling and were worshipping an idol. Moses stands up for the people of Israel, he
intercedes for them, and the Lord relents, he doesn’t wipe them off the face of
the earth like he could have.
We might
want to think about the Lord’s love and mercy when we want revenge
ourselves. You might have heard that
last week our state legislature passed a very vindictive anti-immigration bill
last week. We have the right to have
laws and to enforce them, but Bishop Latino sees this bill as very vindictive
and mean-spirited. We need to work
toward a fair and just immigrant policy in our country that the federal
government is will to enforce. We need
to search our hearts for what is right, but we also need to remember the Lord’s
love for the poor and for the people he held out of slavery in Egypt.
Yes, we
need to remember the Lord’s love and mercy for his people. And we need to stand up for that love and
mercy in our lives.
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