Wednesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time
Gospel Matthew 5:17-19
Often the teachings of Jesus are mistakenly considered as opposed to the Law given to the People of God in the Old Testament. It’s not. Jesus tells it very clearly. “Do not imagine that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish but to complete them. I tell you solemnly, till heaven and earth disappear, not one dot, not one little stroke, shall disappear from the Law until its purpose is achieved”. The Law in the Old Testament was given as the result of the covenant of God with the People of God. The Covenant of God will not change and so is the Law. When we try to put the teaching of Jesus Christ in opposition to the Law, we are missing the continuation of the covenant of God with the People of God. God became man so that man can be saved as he or she cannot fulfil the Law. God became man to forgive his infidelity and not to change the Law. Law is the relationship between God and man. And his weakness in this relationship is remedied by the saving action of Jesus Christ. Let’s reflect: How much I am aware that the Law is to maintain our relationship with God and that the grace helps us to follow that?
Wednesday 12 June
