11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
First reading – Exodus 19:2-6
“You yourselves have seen what I did with the Egyptians, how I carried you on eagle’s wings and brought you to myself. From this you know that now, if you obey my voice and hold fast to my covenant, you of all the nations shall be my very own for all the earth is mine. I will count you a kingdom of priests, a consecrated nation.”’ In these words of the Lord spoken to Moses we can see the relation of God to humanity. God desires a deep relationship with us. He wants to bring us to Himself. And He wants to bring us on eagle’s wings. Long way to go and it should be a sure way because there are lots of challenges on the way. That is why the Lord is speaking of “eagle’s wings”. It shows the concern of the Lord, the love of the Lord, and it shows the initiative of the Lord. This Lord we must obey and follow His covenant. This is our vocation. Following the Lord is our consecration. Following the Lord who is carrying us in the eagle’s wings is our consecration. Being in the eagle’s wings of the Lord is our consecration. Let’s not try to fly ourselves. Let’s be in the eagle’s wings. We must let the Lord to carry us. Let’s reflect: Am I letting the Lord to carry me or am I trying to fly myself?
Sunday 18 June
