RELIGION AND ART

THURSDAY WEEK FIVE OF LENT YEAR C: COVENANT IN PERPETUITY First Reading Genesis 17:3-9   Abraham, the father of a multitude of nations Readings Abram bowed to the ground and God said this to him, ‘Here now is my covenant with you: you shall become the father of a multitude of nations. You shall no longer be called Abram; your name shall be Abraham, for I make you father of a multitude of nations. I will make you most fruitful. I will make you into nations, and your issue shall be kings. I will establish my Covenant between myself and you, and your descendants after you, generation after generation, a Covenant in perpetuity, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. I will give to you and to your descendants after you the land you are living in, the whole land of Canaan, to own in perpetuity, and I will be your God.’ Responsorial Psalm: The Lord remembers his covenant for ever Lectures Gospel  John 8:51-59  Your father Abraham saw my Day and was glad Jesus said to the

EASTER WEEK Come to the Lord, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 1peter2:4-5 Christ came lived an exemplary life.  What if we as human chose to live and follow Christ, Christ like.  Would our world be in chaos.  Will there be war, suffering, hatred, killing of the innocent, abuse of children, abuse of nature, all evil that exist leading to destruction of human beings, God's creation.