We hear from Genesis today as we get close to Holy
Week. Our reading from Genesis tells us
about the covenant God made with Abraham, with God promising to be faithful to
Abraham and his descendants, making Abraham the father of a great nation. We have been hearing a lot about covenants
lately, as our first reading from last Sunday’s mass talked about the new
covenant that God would write onto the hearts of the people, a covenant that he
expressed through the prophet Jeremiah.
We hear about covenants so much during Lent because Jesus is our new
covenant, because the salvation Jesus brings us through his death and
resurrection is our new covenant.
“The Lord remembers his covenant forever” – the psalmist
expresses great confidence in this statement in Psalm 105. I remember that in some of my darkest moments
as a missionary, both in Ecuador and in Canada, I took things one day at a time,
walking by faith each step of the way.
Sometimes we need to take it one day at a time. Sometimes that is the best we can do. But God never forgets the covenant He makes
with his people, that He makes with us.
“Look to the Lord in his strength, seek to serve him
constantly.” May we truly believe the
words of our psalm today, placing our trust in our Lord.
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