The Riches of God
In our reading from Paul’s letter today, we have the conclusion of the section that I started talking about last weekend that I said is my favorite section of Romans. Part of the reason for that being my favorite section is what we have for the reading today: “oh the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God.” Now that’s the way it is translated in the reading we had. There is another translation that says: “oh the depths of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God.” Subtle difference, it puts the emphasis on the different thing. It’s defining what the riches of God are that way. The riches of God, in that sense, then are the wisdom and knowledge of God. That’s the base for how we live our lives. It is obtaining the wisdom and the knowledge of God.
And then, he breaks into this song.
After describing everything that we had, in part, from last week about the branch being added to the cultivated olive tree – how the Gentiles were united to the people of God, along with a warning that you can be cut away in the original …read more
Source:: Fr. Frank Jindra’s Homily Podcasts
