The wolf and the lamb shall feed together. The lion shall eat straw like the ox, and dust shall be the serpent’s food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, says the Lord.
In that day, all will be redeemed, even creation itself.
From the liturgical prayer, “Welcome Christ, the True Light”:
And grant that the rest of this day and the remainder of our lives may pass in peace and without sin.
As I reflected on this, I thought of the woman caught in the act of adultery who was brought to Jesus. He said to her, “Neither do I condemn you, go and sin no more.” None of us can go long without sinning in some way, for we are sinners. But we are also redeemed sinners, by grace, through faith. It really ought to be our highest ambition, our most fervent desire and prayer, to pass the rest of this day, and all our days, without sin, as much as possible. For isn’t our salvation a deliverance from the power of sin, the penalty of sin, and eventually the presence of sin? Praise God, now and forever, to the ages of ages.
