“I, I am he that comforts you” (Isaiah 51:12a)
How deeply our Father longs for us to understand this. Who else could give us comfort that reaches into that depth which neither we nor any other human being can fathom?
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God’s plan stands firm for ever
NOTE: Due to current circumstances, I will be drawing on speeches I have given over the past few years in the coming days. However, as we will see, this topic fits seamlessly into our reflections on the Church’s mission, as Saint Paul repeatedly proclaims the Gospel message first to the Jews in the synagogues and then to the Gentiles.
Acts 13:26-33
In those days, when Paul came to Pisidian Antioch, he said in the synagogue: ‘My brothers, sons of Abraham’s race, and all you godfearers, this message of salvation is meant for you. What the people of Jerusalem and their rulers did, though they did not realise it, was in fact to fulfil the prophecies read on every Sabbath. Though they found nothing to justify his execution, they condemned him and asked Pilate to have him put to death. When they had carried out everything that scripture foretells about him they took him down from the tree and buried him in a tomb.