how god looks at life
"I will re-establish My covenant with you, that you may know that I am the Lord." —Ezekiel 16:62
Although we broke the covenant (Ez 16:59), the Lord remembered the covenant (Ez 16:60), set up an everlasting new covenant (Ez 16:60), and re-established the old covenant (Ez 16:62). From Adam to Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David, God has kept the covenant on His mind. He promised us a new covenant (Jer 31:31). This was fulfilled by Jesus in the blood of the covenant which He gave us at the Last Supper and on the cross (Mt 26:28).
The greatest day of our lives is the day when we were baptized into Jesus' death and resurrection (Rm 6:3). We then go through life looking for every opportunity to live practically our baptismal covenant. Thus we love the Mass, for it is a renewal and deepening of our baptismal covenant. We even rejoice with the Lord over our repentance (Lk 15:7) and celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation by which we repair our unfaithfulness to the covenant. We seek God's will about applying our baptismal covenant by getting married, being a priest, choosing religious life, or living other vocations.
Live, breathe, think, walk, talk, pray, and proclaim your baptismal covenant.
Prayer: Father, I covenant to love You unconditionally, completely, and forever.
Promise: "Thus they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, let no man separate what God has joined." —Mt 19:6
Praise: St. Stephen wrote: "Virtues...make up the royal crown and without them no one is fit to rule here on earth or attain to the heavenly kingdom."
Reference: (For a related teaching, order our tapes on Baptismal Promises on audio AV 83-1, AV 83-3, AV 84-1, AV 84-3 or our video series beginning with V-83.)
Nihil Obstat: Reverend Robert L. Hagedorn, February 7, 2002
Imprimatur: †Most Reverend Carl K. Moeddel, Vicar General and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, February 12, 2002