Thursday 22 November 2012

Thursday - generations

Prayer:  O Christ,  Son of God,  may we always share in Your love.  Since You gave Your life for us,  may Your Passion help us in all the trials of our existence, making of us true and living members of Your Body.  For You live and reign now and forever.  Amen.

Read St. Luke  3:  23- 37

Jesus began his ministry when he was about thirty years old.    For some of us today,  thirty years of age seems rather old to be beginning a ministry.  For some of us today,  thirty years of age seems rather young to be beginning a ministry.  During Jesus’ day,  thirty years of age was considered older…. yet just the right age for preaching and teaching about the Scriptures.   At thirty years of age,  Jesus would have had  seventeen plus years of learning the Scriptures.   This gave Jesus authority to know what he was preaching and teaching about to the people. 
Then Luke writes down the genealogy of  Jesus starting with Joseph and heading back generations through David,  Abraham,  Adam to God.   While some of these names put us to sleep,  these names are important.   Luke verifies that Jesus comes from the royal tribe… of  Judah and David….  By writing down the name Abraham,  Luke testifies that Jesus is one of the descendants of Abraham and one of the “multitudes of generations” of God’s Chosen People.     By writing down the name of Adam,  Luke testifies that Jesus is a descendant from the very first man.  And then most importantly,  Luke writes that Jesus is from the son of God.        Jesus not only is identified with God’s Chosen People but also with all humankind.     Wow!

Prayer:  Holy God,  Holy Mighty,  Holy Immortal One  grant us mercy.  Holy God,  Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One grant us Your peace.  Holy God,  Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One grant us the joy that You bring to all Your peoples.   Help us to  rise up this day, totally dependant upon You.  Help us to serve You this day knowing that we are Your people and You are our God.  Amen.

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