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Lent, a most favourable time to enjoy God’s unfailing love and security. 

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Good morning, good people. May the Lord give you peace and health in the Holy Spirit.

It is 13th March 2024. We reflect on Isaiah 49:8-15 and John 5:17-30.

God offers a hope-filled vision from Isaiah.

This is a most consoling message that sounds too good for the hungry, thirsty, those in pain, suffering with incurable illness, disappointed and feeling left out and sidelined by the very people they belong to, like God’s people who were returning from exile.

God assures and promises us that God would answer our petitions. He helps and consoles us in a favourable time and will never forget us because we are God’s children.“In a time of favour, I have answered you, on a day of salvation I have helped you” (Is.49:8).

Lent is the most favourable time to enjoy God’s unfailing love and security.

“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or show no compassion for the child of her womb?Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you.” (Is.49:15)

It is humanly impossible that a loving mother would forget her child. Even when in some exceptional and special cases of human conditions, a mother could forget, but God will never forget us.

Let no life condition ever prevail the assured love of God and let us not undermine God’s love in any inhumane condition.

God’s love is extremely tender and supple which can alter any painful and hopeless situations.

The giver and sustainer of our lives is God.

As we are the appointed covenant of God, so Jesus is the covenant of God’s people.The Gospel illustrates how prejudiced and small minds desire to disturb the unity and oneness of the Father and the Son Jesus.  The giver and sustainer of our lives is God.

Through the inseparable identification of the Father and the Son, we begin to experience the love of the Father in Jesus in His care, support, and healing.

Our identity and faith in Jesus must make us more loving, merciful, and ever forgiving during this Lent and thereafter. Let there be no tension and conflict in our faith and action.

As that of Jesus, let our response be constant, consistent, and reliable always as a believer.

May you have a good day.

God bless you.

 

 

Fr. Peter Fernando, OFMCap.
Director, Office of Family Ministry, Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia (AVOSA).Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.♣Website:https://reflectionsofpeter.org/.♣Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/samarpet