Monday of Week One Father, source of a common dignity What is man that you should care for him? You have made him little less than the angels and crowned him with glory and honour.You have given him rule over the works of your hands, putting all things under his feet. Psalm 8:5-7 Who are we that God should care for us, honour us, trust us, empower us? Created in God’s image we are, without exception, his loved children. It is upon this relationship to God, ‘Our Father’, rather than any action or merit on our part, that our human dignity rests. Love, God’s unconditional love, is the answer to the psalmist’s question.We are cared for, honoured and trusted because God loves. From The Common Good 12-13.The Catholic social vision has as its focal point the human person, the clearest reflection of God among us. Scripture tells us that every human being is made in the image of God...We believe each person possesses a basic dignity that comes from God, not from any human quality or accomplishment, not from any race or gender, age or economic status. Heavenly Father may my thoughts, words and actions, reflect the dignity of being created in your image. Open my heart and mind to the greatness of your love, that I may acknowledge this dignity in others, in the poor and afflicted, the wealthy and the strong. As children of you, the one Father, grant us the grace of using wisely and well all that you set before us. Amen.
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