Our colorful past should not constrain us but provide lessons for the future

Making Friends With The Lord Jesus · Aug 25, 2023 · 10m

The First Reading of today's mass taken from the Old Testament Book of Ruth tells us of Ruth who accompanied her mom-in-law back to Israel. She was loyal to her. And so Ruth met Boaz taking care of his land. They married and they bore a child who was Obed. It turned out that Obed was the father of Jesse, who in turn was the dad of King David, the illustrious ancestor of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. Although the lineage of Jesus may not be that clean so to speak, such colorfulness should not determine future limited to being unholy. Our future is forged by the Providence of God and our good use…