Fr. Thorne exhorts the faithful to appreciate the Old and New Testaments in the Bible because the messages in the Scriptures are relevant and timeless until the end of time. Therefore, the Scriptures in the Mass readings today and always, put forth a call to action to the faithful, to put the messages in the Scriptures into action in their daily lives. The importance of embracing the grace contained in messages that the Old and New Testaments contain is to understand that when the Scriptures were written, they were written for human beings to embrace and follow, as they pilgrimage on their earthly journey. The same Scriptures, with the same messages apply today because human beings are still on pilgrimage on their earthly journey, as Fr. Thorne explains it.
Fr. Thorne proclaims the Word of God is always relevant, and if the faithful embrace the Word of God, the faithful will become more aware of their origin and their destiny.
Using the illustration in the Gospel today, Fr. Thorne said that when the angel appeared to Joseph with a request for Joseph to follow, the Angel said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home..." Therefore, the faithful should not be afraid to journey on their earthly pilgrimage when God asked them to do something, or give up something.
In conclusion, the Word of God, as proclaimed in the Old and New Testaments in the Bible is a manifestation of God's love for us, and therefore, we should embrace the grace of the spiritual wisdom contained in the Scriptures and love God as He loves us, and that is love God as a person.
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