Daily Retreat 06/09/09
2009 Jun 9 Tue:Ordinary Weekday/ Ephrem of Syria, d, dr
2 Cor 1:18-22/Ps 118(119):129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 135/Mt 5:13-16
From today’s readings: “ For however many are the promises of God, their Yes is in Him; therefore, the Amen from us also goes through Him to God for glory.... Lord, let Your face shine on me.... You are the light of the world....”
Amen
That little word “Amen,” so often punctuating our prayers, packs quite a punch! In his Second Letter to the Corinthians, Paul makes a link between the word “Amen” and God’s definitive “YES!” in fulfilling His promises through Jesus His Son (cf. 1:20).
The Hebrew roots of “Amen” link the word both to “truth” and the verb “to believe,” as well as the concept of “certainty,” “totality,” and “awesome firmness,” along also with the heart’s absolute assent, “So be it!”
So there’s no ifs, ands, or buts that can twist this word - “Amen” rings with the solemnity, immutability, finality, clarity, and surety of divinity. No wonder it’s never translated - even the seemingly straightforward “yes” and “no” words of all modern languages have been diabolically diluted with compromise, equivocation, and outright lies.
So, be aware of what you pray and say! At the moment of receiving Holy Communion and in all our prayers, “Amen” expresses to God nothing less than our total response of faith: YES! I believe! This is the TRUTH! 100%! So be it, now and forever!
2 Cor 1:18-22/Ps 118(119):129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 135/Mt 5:13-16
From today’s readings: “ For however many are the promises of God, their Yes is in Him; therefore, the Amen from us also goes through Him to God for glory.... Lord, let Your face shine on me.... You are the light of the world....”
Amen
That little word “Amen,” so often punctuating our prayers, packs quite a punch! In his Second Letter to the Corinthians, Paul makes a link between the word “Amen” and God’s definitive “YES!” in fulfilling His promises through Jesus His Son (cf. 1:20).
The Hebrew roots of “Amen” link the word both to “truth” and the verb “to believe,” as well as the concept of “certainty,” “totality,” and “awesome firmness,” along also with the heart’s absolute assent, “So be it!”
So there’s no ifs, ands, or buts that can twist this word - “Amen” rings with the solemnity, immutability, finality, clarity, and surety of divinity. No wonder it’s never translated - even the seemingly straightforward “yes” and “no” words of all modern languages have been diabolically diluted with compromise, equivocation, and outright lies.
So, be aware of what you pray and say! At the moment of receiving Holy Communion and in all our prayers, “Amen” expresses to God nothing less than our total response of faith: YES! I believe! This is the TRUTH! 100%! So be it, now and forever!
posted by FrPitstick | 6/08/2009
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