God is the creator of all that exists, all that God has made is good, and all that God made depends on him. Angels and humans God created good as well, and he loved them so much that he was willing to risk that they would reject him. His love is unconditional and free. In actuality, all that exists comes into being because of the outpouring of the trinitarian love shared between the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.  

The psalmist echoes the reality of God the Father’s love for us in today’s responsorial psalm: “The Lord remembers his covenant forever” (see Psalm 105).

A covenant is more than a contract, it is a sacred bond, a union. God has always been true and faithful to the covenants that he has established. If we look at the covenants of the past, with Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David, they are initiated by God. They are a sign of his wanting to come close to be in relationship with each one of us, and not just in some abstract way. He made these covenants with individuals.

God wants to be in an intimate relationship with each and every person, so much so that he has sent his Son to be one with us in our humanity so that we can become one with him in his divinity. God’s covenant is a promise to restore what has been lost because of sin – a rejecting of God’s love and relationship.  

We have all sinned, fallen short, made mistakes, chosen our ways over his. Doesn’t matter. Jesus’ arms are wide open, ready to welcome us to rest in his loving embrace. He was sent to forgive us, to renew our strength, and to restore us to our original glory. At this moment, imagine yourself walking into his open arms to receive his loving embrace, allow his love to heal, and restore you.

Hear Jesus tell you how true and faithful his Father’s love is. That he will never let us down. Hear his invitation to open our hearts and minds to his Father’s love, the love that is constant and unbreakable on his part. Let us be still, breathe in deeply and receive God’s love, rest, trust, and abide in his love and know without a doubt that we are loved more than we can imagine.

Photo: Jesus comes especially close to share his love with us by giving himself in the Eucharist. Friends of the Seminary Mass last evening, St. Vincent De Paul Chapel, St. Vincent De Paul Regional Seminary, Boynton Beach, FL.

Link to the Mass readings for Saturday, October 21, 2023