We are invited today to delve deeper into the love of God, our Father, has for us. In today’s Gospel, we learn just how deeply He loves us. We are told that we are worth more than a hundred sparrows. Every single hair on our head is counted for. His love for us is profound.
He invites us to remain steadfast in His love and not be distracted by the ways of the world. We are encouraged to walk boldly with integrity and faith in Him, just like our father Abraham, who was made righteous through his faith.
Our loving Father has forgiven our sins through His son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. By His precious life, death, and resurrection, He has cleansed our sins with His blood. This gives us hope to live eternally with Him.
Currently, we live life fully, rejoicing in the joy of our Lord. We love you, Father. We praise you, Father. We glorify you. Amen.
Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop, Martyr pray for us…
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First reading
Romans 4:1-8
Abraham was justified not by his actions but by faith
What shall we say about Abraham, the ancestor from whom we are all descended? If Abraham was justified as a reward for doing something, he would really have had something to boast about, though not in God’s sight because scripture says: Abraham put his faith in God, and this faith was considered as justifying him. If a man has work to show, his wages are not considered as a favour but as his due; but when a man has nothing to show except faith in the one who justifies sinners, then his faith is considered as justifying him. And David says the same: a man is happy if God considers him righteous, irrespective of good deeds:
Happy those whose crimes are forgiven, whose sins are blotted out; happy the man whom the Lord considers sinless.
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Gospel
Luke 12:1-7
Not one sparrow is forgotten in God’s sight
The people had gathered in their thousands so that they were treading on one another. And Jesus began to speak, first of all to his disciples. ‘Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees – that is, their hypocrisy. Everything that is now covered will be uncovered, and everything now hidden will be made clear. For this reason, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in hidden places will be proclaimed on the housetops.
‘To you my friends I say: Do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. I will tell you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has the power to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him. Can you not buy five sparrows for two pennies? And yet not one is forgotten in God’s sight. Why, every hair on your head has been counted. There is no need to be afraid: you are worth more than hundreds of sparrows.’
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