Gracious gifts for His Children

Abundance, generosity, health and grace are the themes of the texts in the Roman Catholic Lectionary for today. The exiled people of Israel are told that they cannot imagine the rich relationship that God desires to have with them on their return. The obstacles do not exist. The psalmist reflects that surely he will dwell always in the House of the Lord. Matthew relates the that the obstacles of ill health, possession, social rejection and bodily need are broken down so that Jesus can invite the people to that grace filled relationship willed by the Father.