The Name reveals much

The texts of the Roman Catholic Lectionary today present some of the moral direction which is written in the Book of Leviticus. The text reminds the reader that the laws described are relate to the being and the essence of the Divine. The refrain of I am the Lord repeats. The ancient wisdom contains proclamations like that of the psalmist that there is wisdom, righteousness, enlightenment and truth in the precepts of God. This is a consequence of the necessity of the Law and moral direction of the Divine to glorify action done in the name of God and conversely to indicate those decisions and actions which do not honour the Divine Essence or name. The Gospel of Matthew today is part of a parable of the “final judgement” the actions of humanity are reviewed and among those which honour the Name of the Lord are the acts of love, charity and inclusion which the Gospel indicates were acts for and to Jesus himself.