Oct 10 Tue
Psalm 2 (1)
God never breaks his promises.
"Why do the nations conspire,
and the peoples plot in vain?"
The words of the Psalm can give us optimism today. Our failings are not really important if we consider that the Almighty is with us, and that he is always faithful to his promises. What do enemies from outside matter?
"He who sits in the heavens laughs. All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord abides forever."
The history of the people of Israel is a clear proof of God's loyalty. When Adam and Eve sinned, God gave them back some hope, with the promise of a Redeemer. A just man, Abraham, fell heir to this promise. And one night, God appeared to him, saying: "Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him, "So shall your descendants be." And he believed the Lord.
God listens to the prayer of his people. "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." When Jesus Christ founded his Church, he promised Peter that the powers of death shall not prevail against it. And God is faithful: "Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens."
Jesus Christ promised a Paraclete, the Consoler. And from the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit has been present in his Church, and in every “living” member of her. Our life is full of trust, because we are God's children - "You are my son." Also, because he has promised us his help - "I am with you always, till the close of the age.” And because God always keeps his promises – “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom."
The awareness of our divine filiation forms the basis of our spiritual life as God's children. Saint Josemaría: "This characteristic feature of our spirit, was born with the Work, and it took shape in 1931. In humanly very difficult moments, when I felt nonetheless certain of the impossible – what you now see has come true – I felt God bringing to flower the tender invocation, Abba! Pater! in my heart and on my lips, with imperative strength."
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