Romans 5: 12-21; Psalm 40; Luke 12: 35-38
“Here I am, Lord! I come to do your will!” is the antiphon for today’s psalm, one of gratitude for liberation, being drawn out of a muddy swamp. Paul too writes of our liberation; and where sin once abounded, now grace more abounds. Jesus warns that we have to alert for this free gift of deliverance. As soon as the master returns “he will fasten his belt and have them sit down to eat, and he will come and serve them.” This is paradoxical because in another place, Luke tells us to remember that when we have done our duty, all we can say is we are unprofitable servants.
How do these readings match your experience. When have you been freed from a “muddy swamp” in your life? When have you known that where you once sinned, God’s grace more abounded in you? When has Jesus served you, whether at table, or washing your feet, or holding you in his embrace? Remember and give thanks (eucharisto).
We remember how you loved us to your death, and still we celebrate for you are with us now. Help all your people to know your love and to respond with gratitude.