Reflection on readings for February 21st

Our first reading for this Sunday uses the word “covenant” five times. It can be one of those words that we might have some sense of what it means. A more clear word is relationship. God created us out of love and fondly desires to have a loving relationship with everyone. Sadly, some of us in our formative years heard a lot about a God who could get angry, was inclined to judge us and would not restrain Himself from punishing us. This Lent is a great opportunity for us to spend some special times sitting with God and letting God say to us over and over that we are God’s beloved.