SERMON/HOMILY FOR THURSDAY OF THE 5TH WEEK OF LENT 21ST MARCH 2024
SERMON/HOMILY FOR THURSDAY OF THE 5TH WEEK OF LENT 21ST MARCH 2024 Genesis 17:3-9; Ps.105; John 8:51-59 Our covenantal relationship with God In the first reading, the Lord entered into a covenantal relationship with Abram. He promised to make great, not only Abraham, but also his descendants. This fruit of the covenantal relationship will flow down to Abraham’s descendants because they too will be taught how to keep the tenets of the covenant. The psalmist tell us that the Lord remembers His covenant forever. This speaks of the ever faithfulness of God. The only thing that can break a covenantal relationship involving God is man’s unfaithfulness. Abraham, our father in faith, remained true to the covenantal relationship all through his life. But this was not the case with his descendants. The Jews misrepresented their connectivity with Abraham, their forefather. On the basis of the covenant the Lord made the Abraham, the Jews saw themselves as the most privilege of all men. They preser...