Tuesday 21 January 2025
St Agnes
Hebrews 6:10-20. The Lord will remember his covenant for ever – Psalm 110(111):1-2, 4-5, 9, 10. Mark 2:23-28.
Take your rest
The Sabbath was made for humanity, not humanity for the Sabbath. These are profound words and a beautiful reminder of God’s pedagogical action towards Israel in the law.
The Sabbath, festivals and jubilees are all mere reflections of what God intends for his people. They, and their equivalents in the New Covenant, point forward to a deeper rest, joy and freedom. Jesus doesn’t dismiss these aspects of the law in a simple way but does relativise them to this purpose. These observances also shaped the people of Israel, and shape us now, to be the kind of people able to enjoy what God offers.
If we are not able to rest, really rest, now how will we in the world to come? If we don’t find time and the will to worship, how will we rejoice in it then? May these things be for us foretastes of the kingdom to come.
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