what great nation is there that has gods so close to it as the Lord, our God, is to us whenever we call upon him?This reading is from the Torah, the Mosaic Law.
In the Gospel, Jesus says:
Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish, but to fulfill.How close was God to the Jewish people in the Exodus, when he took them and led them by his strong right arm from slavery in Egypt?
How close was he to them in the Person of Jesus, when they could touch him with their hands, see him with their eyes, hear him with their ears?
Mary, the Seat of Wisdom, kissed him with her lips, washed him, changed his diapers, wiped his tears, nursed him, prayed with him.
How close is he to each and everyone of us when he speaks to us while the scriptures are proclaimed, and when he says to each and everyone of us "Kiss me with the kiss of your mouth" when we receive him in the Eucharist? When he enters under our roofs?
What nation has gods so close to it as our God is to us?
