Isaiah 49:8-15 / John 5:17-30
People who have a good memory will impress us.
They not only remember names, they can even remember phone numbers, dates and events.
On the other hand, most of us may be hampered by our own forgetfulness, or the forgetfulness of others.
Forgetfulness can happen when we are distracted, when we are too busy or that we are not interested in remembering.
And we also don’t like the thought that we have been forgotten by others, that we are left out because we are not important to them.
In the 1st reading, the people of God lamented that the Lord has abandoned them, that the Lord has forgotten them.
The Lord God responds by saying that even if a woman forgets her baby at the breast, which is almost impossible, He will not forget His people.
And at the favourable time, God will answer them, and on the day of salvation, He will help them.
So God will not forget us. But it is we who will forget God.
In a time of plenty and when we are too comfortable, God may be the furthest from our minds.
The season of Lent reminds us that we are nothing without God.
May we always remember that.