Wednesday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
(Genesis 15:1-12.17-18; Matthew 7:15-20)
Today’s first reading makes us wonder why our married friends
who desperately want a child are not so blessed as Abram. They too keep asking the Lord as they worry
about not having an heir like them in appearance and virtue. Knowing their goodness, we question God’s
hearing their pleas.
God responds favorably to Abram by ratcheting up his promise. His descendants will be not only as numerous
as the sand on the earth but as glorious as the stars in the sky. He has not made a like promise to
everyone. But he has promised His Holy
Spirit with eternal life to all who believe in His Son Jesus Christ. The Spirit will bring them joy and peace as
they make Jesus’ prayer, “Thy will be done,” their own.
Just because God does not provide everything we ask for should not discourage us from praying. We know that He loves us. We have also seen how God opens doors and windows to a better life that we have never noticed. Let us stand fast in our faith of the Lord Jesus.
