Friday of week 12 in Ordinary Time
The First Martyrs of the See of Rome
First reading – Genesis 17:1,9-10,15-22
“ ‘I am El Shaddai. Bear yourself blameless in my presence, and I will make a Covenant between myself and you. You on your part shall maintain my Covenant, yourself and your descendants after you, generation after generation. Now this is my Covenant which you are to maintain between myself and you, and your descendants after you: all your males must be circumcised.” God is really making covenant with His creation. The word of God which says, “Bear yourself blameless in my presence” is very important task to achieve before the Lord. It’s our task to be blameless. We must work on it. I cannot blame anyone on this. I must take the responsibility of being what I am. God has given me the freedom to build my life. To be what I am in front of him. Only thing is that He wants to see in concrete what I can do in my life to mark His presence. Let’s reflect: Am I showing in concrete ways the presence of God in my life?
Friday 30 June
