The Choices We Face

2 Timothy 1:9 "He saved us and called us to be his own people, not because of what we have done, but because of his own purpose and grace. He gave us this grace by means of Christ Jesus before the beginning of time".

Readings from Wisdom 18: 6-9, Hebrew 11:1-2, 8-19/8-12 and Luke 12:32-40.35-40 The first reading is taken from the book of Wisdom, one of the books that make up the corpus known as the Biblical Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament. The reading is a reinterpretation of what happened in the night in which the people of Israel finally left Egypt. The author used a literary genre known as syncrisis, a kind of comparison that points out the contrast between the plight of the Israelites and that of the Egyptians. The literary form was used to show that God reversed the means the Egyptians had hoped to use to afflict the Israelites. The outcome was that the Egyptians were smitten while the Israelites went unharmed. The point the text wants to make by using the literary form was to show God's providence for Israel, his elect. Even though they took great risk in fleeing their place of oppression and bondage, they trusted in the promises of God and the usual benevolence of God. God's ...

1 Peter 2:9 "But you are the chosen race, the King's priests, the holy nation, God's own people, chosen to proclaim the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his own marvellous light". Happy Sunday

1 Peter 5:10 "But after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who calls you to share his eternal glory in union with Christ, will himself perfect you and give you firmness, strength, and a sure foundation".