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When we read at the appointed readings for today it cannot other then touch our hearts. And if it doesn’t touch your heart, it surely touches mine. I can imagine that these scripture text must have comforted many people through out the ages. Think about all the suffering people as a result of war and famines. We, here in the free world cannot even imagine what that means. People that see their families destroyed and not being able to give food to their children on a daily basis. I am convinced that if we in the free West would want to, we could put an end to hunger today. But we have to come to the bitter conclusion that our leaders don’t want to. They rather spend their money on weapons and other things, all for the purpose to remain in power, then to help the hungry and the poor. If we look carefully at the reading for today, we can discover one common theme: God’s compassion. Nehemia talks about the people of God. Though God freed them from the slavery in Egypt, they turned their backs on God through their disobedience. But still God did not abandon them. This shows Gods compassion. And the same in the second reading. Paul is writing to the Churches in Rome who were under heavy persecution. He tells them to have heart and courage because they serve a love of love and compassion. He writes these beautiful poetic words: “For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord”.
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AuthorFather Ronald Geilen Archives
April 2021
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