This passage teaches about destruction and healing. It says that the sun can burn you like an oven, or heal you in its wings. This means that the same sun that can hurt you can also save you. God is like the sun, a source of healing or a judge who will punish those who do not keep the covenant. The central meaning of this passage is to be faithful to God because that will determine the meaning of your life.
The Ten Commandments and a man’s moral life has their full meaning in the covenant. (CCC 2061) When we obey the commandments, we are made free of the slavery. God gives us freedom, “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.”
Spes Unica, meaning “our only hope,” is a core value of our school and in this particular passage it is fitting. It says that all the arrogant people who do wrong in the world will be judge for their wrong doing but those who honor God will rise to his kingdom. God tells us to not worry. If we are truly good and pure, we will receive him. At this school we are taught that giving hope for others is one of the most commendable things you can do. We are supposed to go out of our way and put others first, giving them a hope for something better in their life to come and teaching them to have faith for the future and trust in God. It doesn’t matter what you do, it’s how you do it; whether you’re working a spaghetti dinner or teaching a mentally challenged child to ride a bike, you are giving them a new hope in life, and with that, through God, anything is possible. By doing service, we are giving those less fortunate than us a hope to see God through our actions. Just like in this passage, if we are good people, God’s kingdom is ours.
God of mercy,
you know the secrets of all human hearts,
for you know who is just and you forgive the repentant
sinner.
Hear my prayer in the midst of destruction;
give me patience and hope,
so that under your protection and with you as my guide,
I may one day be reunited with my family and friends
in peace, tranquility, and love.
Grant this through Christ our Lord.
I agree with the passage being about destruction and healing. The core value, being hope, goes with healing and hope that people can be healing by God. The prayer reflects the value of healing and that we should be faithful to God.
ReplyDeleteNice job. I like this post becuase God truly is our "only hope". We must depend on him to guide us. If we do not follow him we will suffer but if we do follow him, then we will be rewarded.
ReplyDeleteI think this worked out good. Like cody said the core value being hope, goes with healing. I think that the small things you do in life can really mean a lot for someone else. It gives them hope and it heals there heart. We should really start thinking about the small gestures we do for people and do them more often so we can bring a new hope for them and a new meaning to life.
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hope is absolutely key in life. Everyone needs it and it needs passed on as well. God knows the intentions we have when we do things, if it is for the wrong reason, he will know. we need to do things for other people to give them some type of hope and let God shine through our eyes.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate this blog because it tells us how we can become the punished but we may become the healed. It tells us as people that we should not stray away from The Lord because it will harm you.
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