Psalm 103, 148
Isaiah 62:1-5, 10-12
Revelation 19:11-16
Matthew 2:13-23
The Gospel passage today begins with the idea of retreat, a
concept that we normally do not consider when it comes to our faith. We tend to
get the message of full steam ahead. The Matthew passage narrates a critical
time in the life of the Christ child and helps us consider the absolute
humanity of Christ as God/Man.
When Herod makes his decree to kill all children under two
years old, Jesus’s family has to take action to protect him. It can be a
challenge to grasp, for we know of his “God-ness” and cannot imagine the
soldiers being able to succeed in their duty: I keep imagining toddler-Jesus as
a ninja-superhero baby who takes out the entire platoon sent to kill him, but
that is not the part of God’s plan or the fully man part of Christ. Indeed, the
prophecy requires that Jesus go to Egypt and then to Nazareth.
The retreat is not really a retreat; it is part of the
fullness of God’s plan. Today’s lesson reminds us to look at events from a God
perspective and not a human one to see how it all fits. Sometimes God’s directions
to us go against what we think is the best plan, but in the end, we see that it
all works out for good. Let us open our eyes to seeing his vision and not
remain blinded to our own.
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