How easily we forget that while we were still sinners our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, our Lord and God came down from Heaven; was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. He conquered death for us by his own death and rose again so that we may have life eternal with Him. We are the new ‘Israelites’ delivered from slavery, free from bondage and death. We are given the once for all time gift of the new ‘Passover’ the Holy Eucharist where we offer thanksgiving and sing His praises our deliverer!
We who hold fast to our Lord, faith in Him and desire to growth deeply our relationship will never forget. For we wake each morning crying Abba Father we love you! Your Kingdom Come, Your Will be done. We unite our with His Will for us and are given opportunities to stand in the breach for others. (Ps 106:23, Ezk 22:30, Gen 18:23-33) And so we will pray fervently until the Ancient of Days comes and pronounces judgment in favour of the holy people of the Most High, and the time will came when we possess the kingdom.(Dan 7:22) Amen! Alleluia
First reading
Wisdom 18:14-16,19:6-9 ·
The Red Sea became an unimpeded way
When peaceful silence lay over all,
and night had run the half of her swift course,
down from the heavens, from the royal throne, leapt your all-powerful Word;
into the heart of a doomed land the stern warrior leapt.
Carrying your unambiguous command like a sharp sword,
he stood, and filled the universe with death;
he touched the sky, yet trod the earth.
For, to keep your children from all harm,
the whole creation, obedient to your commands,
was once more, and newly, fashioned in its nature.
Overshadowing the camp there was the cloud,
where water had been, dry land was seen to rise,
the Red Sea became an unimpeded way,
the tempestuous flood a green plain;
sheltered by your hand, the whole nation passed across,
gazing at these amazing miracles.
They were like horses at pasture,
they skipped like lambs,
singing your praises, Lord, their deliverer.
Gospel
Luke 18:1-8
The parable of the unjust judge
Jesus told his disciples a parable about the need to pray continually and never lose heart. ‘There was a judge in a certain town’ he said ‘who had neither fear of God nor respect for man. In the same town there was a widow who kept on coming to him and saying, “I want justice from you against my enemy!” For a long time he refused, but at last he said to himself, “Maybe I have neither fear of God nor respect for man, but since she keeps pestering me I must give this widow her just rights, or she will persist in coming and worry me to death.”’
And the Lord said ‘You notice what the unjust judge has to say? Now will not God see justice done to his chosen who cry to him day and night even when he delays to help them? I promise you, he will see justice done to them, and done speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find any faith on earth?’
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