Wednesday, August 7, 2024

18th Week, Ordinary Time, Thursday, 08-08-2024

Jeremiah 31:31-34 / Matthew 16:13-23  

In order to comprehend the faithfulness of God, we may have to address our human fickleness.

We have to admit to our human weakness that we are not able to be steadfast all the time.

There are times when we know what is the right thing to do, and yet we don’t do it.

And there are many of those instances when we know what we should not do, and yet we do it.

In a way, we could relate with Peter in the gospel.

At one instance, he proclaimed the true identity of Jesus, that He is the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Then almost at the next instance, Peter started to remonstrate with Jesus about His suffering and death.

Like Peter, we are weak, we are fickle and we are also sinners.

But God who is ever faithful wants to save us and plant His Law and write it on our hearts.

God loves us with an everlasting love.

We are weak sinners, but with God’s love, we are also saved sinners.

We can only thank God for His faithful love for us.