Promise Renewed

The texts in the Roman Catholic lectionary today point to the renewal of the Covenant between the Divine and humanity through the action of the Spirit in the priesthood of Jesus. The Letter to the Hebrews recalls the salvation history, which continues today of the invitation from God to intimate relationship with people and the drifting away from the Promise. The events of the Passover and the Promise made to Moses are recalled along with the vision of Isaiah that the Lord God would write the Law on the hearts of people. Mark presents the journey of Jesus up the mountain, usually and traditionally a place of prayer and intimate contact with the Divine through the indwelling Spirit, where the “twelve” are chosen to be His close associates. The parallel nature of Jesus and Moses, the mountain and Mt Sinai and the apostles with the “twelve tribes of Israel” is intentional.