Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C

Meditation – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C
Hebrews 12:18-29
Luke 13:10-17

The author of the letter to the Hebrews is one of the most impassioned writers in the Bible. He is so insistent about his message that one can envisage him as a lapel-grabber, and this week’s passage in chapter 12 finds him at his lapel-grabbing best. Throughout his letter, he has been building an argument, pleading with his audience not to turn back to Judaism. He recognises the temptations posed by the temple itself, the priests, the ceremonies, the sacrifices; but he sets forth the credentials of the greater high priest, Jesus himself, who far surpasses any ordinary human priest. Jesus, as the unique son of God is superior to the angels, his priesthood is superior to that of Aaron, he is superior to Moses and so is the covenant he has mediated, his sacrifice is superior to the animal sacrifices that had to be repeated day by day, year by year, and so the forgiveness he offers is permanent and eternal...

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