Friday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time
(Daniel 7:2-14; Luke
21:29-33)
The Old Testament
forbids drawing images of God.
Nevertheless, people have continued to do it. Theologians have defended the practice, and
the Church has approved it. Images of
God often take on the features of the Ancient One in today’s first
reading. He looks old but not worn. His white hair bespeaks wisdom, not senility.
The reading also
describes a personage named as the “Son of Man.” Jesus identifies himself with this term. We Christians, therefore, believe that it is
he. He has conquered the enemies of the
people. The Ancient One justly presents
him with kingship of the whole world.
We have approached the
end of another liturgical year. We have
celebrated once again in detail Jesus’ victory over sin and death. He has led us from subjection to evil to
freedom as children of God. We can continue
to give thanks to the Father for him.
