The divine Word is truly expressed in human words. I'm talking about Scriptures. My chapter is reading Verbum Domini and I'm loving it. I'm only in Part I. This is just the introduction to the overall exhortation, and exhortation is what it is; it's not an encyclical. I surmise that it is a summary, explanation, and perhaps even Pope Benedict XVI's reflections on the Bishops' Synod in 2008, on the Bible's relationship to the mission of the Church. I'm appreciating how I view the Bible. It's not just history, is it? It's not just stories, nor poetry, or genealogy. Of course Scriptures have all that and more.
This morning a novice sister read the Reading from Hebrews 4: 12-16. It echoes my thoughts.
The Word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart...
and tonight when I Lector, I'll finish with a newer meaning, the concluding words, "The word of the Lord."
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