Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord
May perpetual light shine upon him.
Col John Tempone USMC (Ret.)
Semper Fi
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Daily Archives: July 30, 2024
The Book of Jeremiah
In yesterday’s post we took a quick look at the Prophet Jeremiah: his times and his message. One of the points made was the complexity of the book’s organization and noting that the layout of the book was not chronological. We noted that during the reign of King Josiah, Jeremiah’s ministry was supported by the initiatives of reform from the king. But subsequent kings were not Josiah and at his passing, the priests, court prophets and supporters of the next kings were definitely not in agreement with Jeremiah’s ministry or message. Continue reading
Walking on Water and Transition
This coming Sunday is the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time. As noted previously, the episode in 6:16–24 when Jesus walks on the water, is missing from the summer Sunday sequence of readings. It is striking that John’s sequence — the loaves miracle followed by that on the Sea of Galilee — is identical to that of Mark 6:34–51 and Matthew 14:13–33. In all three accounts Jesus calms his disciples with the identical majestic phrase: “It is I. Do not be afraid” (John 6:20; Mark 6:50; Matt 14:27). This phrasing, which in the Greek has no predicate, simply reads egō eimi = I am, has strong overtones of divinity, echoing the name for Yahweh found in Isa 43:10, 13, 25. Jesus is the divine presence; the disciples need have no fear. Continue reading
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