Luke Saturday October 29, 2005 Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary # 484
FOCUS Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.
In the first reading, we hear four very important words: rejection, covenant, call and gift. These words are directly related, intimately connected, to our lives as Christians. We can see from the story of our ancestors, the Jews, that God's love is everlasting; it comes with no strings attached. Because of God's covenant, because of His call, we are never rejected. Though we may wander far from God's teachings, though we may stray from His plan, He always loves us, invites us back, welcomes us home.
In the Gospel, we see a continuation of the theme. Jesus' very words to us were, "Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted". We hear that in our lowliness, it is God who will lift us up, who will exalt us.......
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