New Covenant Parallel - A Postscript

Note: If you haven’t yet read my previous blog post on Penance, it will be helpful before reading this postscript.

I have often pondered the wonder of God speaking with Moses, His finger writing the Law, knowing full well that His people were making an idol in the camp below. The LORD did not withhold Himself even as His people strayed from the promise they had made just weeks before. God continued to commune with Moses and instruct him in His ways.

It struck me hard at Mass last night that Jesus did exactly the same thing. He established a New Covenant in His blood, He communed with His friends, knowing full well that He would be betrayed, denied and crucified the next day. This faith, this love shows that the Father and Son are One.

“But God demonstrates His love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” - Romans 5:8

Jesus, how do I respond to such love? I can only say with Peter, “wash all of me!” With David I sing, “what return shall I make to the LORD for all the good He has done for me? I will take the cup of salvation, I will call upon the name of the Lord.” I want to live in the fullness of the New Covenant of Your blood. I want to love my brothers and sisters as You commanded on the night of Your Passion. I want to see the fullness of Your reign where everyone lives this Covenant in the light of Your glory.