SOURCE OF OUR IDENTIY
In today's
Responsorial Psalm we acclaim, "He remembers forever His Covenant which He
made binding for a thousand generations..." (Ps 105:8). These words
explain our own history, too. We often ask ourselves questions such as these:
Who am I? Where am I? How have I reached for You in my life? How do I find
myself in the safety of Your Church and the blessing of Your grace? What is the
source of my identity? And what makes me the person I really ought to be?
When our heavenly
Father established a relationship with Abraham, He offered him an unbreakable,
everlasting Covenant. Jesus Christ came to fulfill that Covenant so that we
could know the living God and be united with Him both now, and for all
eternity. God made us to know Him and to be united with Him. He gives us the
gifts of faith and understanding so that we may grow in the knowledge of what
He has accomplished for us through His Son, Jesus.
How do you and I
know if we have a Covenant relationship with God? During this Lenten journey,
we need to look at our personal relationships; with our parents, brothers and
sisters, children, co-workers and, we can't forget to look at ourselves.