Reflecting on Today’s Readings

God makes a promise to Abraham and his descendants, and God keeps his promises. What promises do I make to those who will come after me, especially in thinking about how I care for God’s creation?

Abraham’s faith in God-not some legal contract-is what allowed God to act in the life of Abraham’s family. How often do I try to regulate how God works? Is this thinking not as God does, but as human beings do? Do I allow the Spirit to move in me?

This week’s CRS Rice Bowl Story of Hope takes us to Nicaragua, where we are reminded of the essential link between the health of the earth and the health of humanity. What lessons does the Transfigured Christ offer me as a steward of creation? What am I called to do in “coming down from the mountain,” in working in the nitty-gritty reality of my daily life?