Judah's meeting with the unrecognised Joseph is tortuous in its "servants" and "fathers". The result of it however is pretty straight forward. The whole family (tribe) of Israel comes under the protection of one of the great powers of the day. The crime of the brothers has this unanticipated positive result. God's Providence is something we cannot grasp easily.
The whole of our world is subject to this Providence. God is ever-greater. We look at the stars as did Isaac and see the for ever expanse of the universe and we know that God is greater than what we see. We use the seemingly limitlessness of the Web and "should" know that God is ever-greater . 3,000 years ago Israel was known by God in that huge region from the Tigris Euphrates to the Nile.. Everything was known to God and subject to his Providence and we too who inhabit a far vaster world are subject to the same limitations to our freedom
This is what Jesus told us when he proclaimed the Kingdom of God is at hand. God is with us. His Providence is supporting my life in this world today and I have to acknowledge this loving support in my attempts to reciprocate his love by following his commandments.
Dear Lord you know that it is easy for me to say "Lord, Lord" but being what those words imply is a whole different story. Let me find the support that is your gift of yourself in your Church.
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