Thursday, July 17, 2025
(Exodus 3:13-20; Matthew 11:28-30)
Both readings today are well known because they reveal much
about God. In the passage from Exodus
God reveals his name to Moses. “I am who am” is the way the tetragram is
translated in Catholic versions of the Bible.
St. Thomas Aquinas saw in this term a profound insight into God. Thomas said that it shows how God is not just
a being, but the source of all being. More
basic than molecules or atoms, nothing could exist without God.
Today’s gospel follows on the heels of yesterday’s where
Jesus indicated that he is the Son of God. Here He shows himself to be a compassionate God
always ready to assist humans in their needs.
He asks that those who want his help to take on his “yoke,” that is, his
way of living. Those who do, he assures, will not be disappointed.
Our challenge is to transcend the wish that God reveal
Himself more quickly and clearly so that we might more readily place our trust
in Him. We have the testimony of the
saints throughout the ages as well as the Scriptures to support our confidence
in Him. We also know that we will also
become better people following Jesus’ ways.
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