Hebrews 8:6-13 / Mark 3:13-19
In life, changes are inevitable.
Landscape changes with development.
News ideas change thinking.
People change their lifestyles with advancements in science and technology.
But we know that God does not change.
We know that God is faithful in His love for us.
Still, God changes His ways for relating to us.
The 1st reading tells of a transition from the old covenant to the new covenant.
That new covenant is expressed in the person of Jesus Christ.
In the gospel, Jesus chose His twelve apostles.
And over time and with changes, the Church emerged as the expression of the new covenant.
But even from age to age and change after change, what is essential remained.
And that is, the Church is to be a sign of God’s saving love and that will not change.
Let us continue the saving mission of Jesus by bring expressions of the Good News, bringing reconciliation and healing to the Church and to the world.