Faith in
promises
When I go to catch a metro or bus I routinely look at the sign
telling me how long I’ll need to wait before it arrives, but I still can’t
resist leaning beyond the edge of the platform or stepping into the road to see
if I can spot the lights of the expected vehicle – it won’t make the promised
connection come any quicker, but once I see it it feels as if it will – I don’t
have much faith in the STIB’s promises.
Advent is a time of waiting for God’s promise, and three of today’s
readings relate to this – much more reliable than the STIB. In the psalm
the author proclaims his faith that God will keep His promise to deliver him
from his enemies; Isaiah spells out God’s promise to His people, with graphic
imagery of what their future will be and how generously He will provide for us,
and how severely He will treat those who deny Him. Finally, in two very
familiar stories, Matthew relates how the promise was fulfilled in the sight of
men, so that, like the psalmist, we can rejoice in God’s eternal care. No need to risk life and limb peering down
the tunnel…
Carol de Lusignan
The parable of the mustard seed. An etching by Jan Luyken in the Bowyer Bible, Bolton, England.
| By Phillip Medhurst - Photo by Harry Kossuth, FAL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7549966 |
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