Consent
Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent Daily Reading : Matthew 1:16 – 24 Focus Passage : When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. (Matt. 1:24) God continually works to bring about oneness. Our tradition says that union is the goal of the Christian spiritual life. We are being transformed over time, brought into union with God, others, ourselves, and the world. This is the action of God’s grace and mercy within us and in the world. It is clear in Scripture – and I suspect your personal experience bears this out – that this work of oneness and union is God’s work. We don’t have the tools to accomplish it. In fact, our brokenness and inability to produce this oneness for ourselves is a part of our human condition. We don’t know what we need to be fully human and most intimately connected to God. Further, even if we did know what we need for ourselves and for life with God, we would be powerless to produce it. And...