Context from http://www.npm.org/Planning/yearb/2sl.html
The covenant between God and the people is made in family flesh: Isaac, Jesus, ourselves.
Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18. This is the very difficult story of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son to please God. It is interpreted here as a “test” of Abraham's fidelity; later Jewish thought also described the practice of circumcision, understood primarily as a dedication to God even to the core of one's being, as evoking the (almost) sacrifice of Isaac.
Psalm of the Day: Ps (115) 116
An individual song of thanksgiving, composed in two sections. Today's selections come from the second part of the psalm (vv. 10-19), which express the psalmist's faith and a vow to offer a thanksgiving sacrifice in the Temple .
Suggested Common Psalm: Ps (94) 95
The “invitatory” that begins the Church's daily prayer each morning is an enthronement hymn praising YHWH as king that shifts into a prophetic warning to avoid infidelity.
If Today You Hear His Voice, Harden Not Your Hearts
Romans 8:31b-34. Paul writes to a community that has already been condemned as heretical by other Jews, one facing imminent persecution from the Roman state. He reminds them that God has been revealed as “for them” in the death of Jesus, so why are they worrying about human accusations?
Mark 9:2-10. Moses and Elijah represent the Torah and the prophets; Jesus transfigured between them is revealed as the fulfillment of the Scriptures. Peter is revealed as a typical human who wants the “good stuff” to last forever.
Opening: If God Is for Us
Ps: Ps 116 : I will walk in the presence of God [R. Cooney] (sing & read)
Offertory: Soul of My Savior (CC-521) *** Instrumental ***
Com1: Lamb of God (see music sheet)
Com2: How Can I Keep from Singing (CC-431)
Closing: Forty Days and Forty Nights
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