Saturday, October 22, 2011

10/27/2011 – homily for Thursday of the 30th week in ordinary time – Romans 8:31-39


      We have been hearing excerpts from Paul’s letter to the Romans in the first readings in our daily masses. Paul tells us that he is convinced that nothing will separate us from our faith, from our relationship with Christ – not death, not life, not angels or principalities, not powers or height or depth.  No creature will be able to separate us from the love of God that we have in our Lord Jesus Christ. 
         If we could all have such a faith, such a confidence in our relationship with Christ.  We see many in our world today who are so easily led astray, who abandon their faith for so many different reasons.  Yet, if we could have confidence in our Lord, if we could see ourselves as abiding in God’s love and as bringing that love to our world, perhaps we could bring ourselves to believe with Paul that nothing could ever lead us away from the faith. 
         We live in a very uncertain world today.  Many people have lost their jobs and are looking for a stable way to support their families.  Many have lost faith in the government to provide us leadership and stability in our society.  Many feel uneasy about the terrorism and violence that is so widespread throughout our world.  Yet, God will get us through all we have to endure in this world.  Our love in God will survive all that can bring us down in this world.  As Paul states, the love we have in God cannot be separated by anguish, or distress, or famine, or persecution, or peril, or sword.  May today’s word bring us confidence and strength.  

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