Today’s readings press us to rethink how we know God, how we obey Him, and how His unchanging righteousness meets us within changing times. Barnabas reads the Law spiritually, showing how food laws, water, and the cross were never about fleshly regulation but about forming a people renewed in heart and mind. Augustine then turns inward, tracing how violence, pride, and disorder arise when love bends away from God, revealing that sin ultimately wounds the sinner more than it offends God. Aquinas brings these strands together by clarifying how we speak about God at all—showing that the names we use are neither empty nor simplistic, but analogical, grounded in God as their source, while safeguarding His simplicity and transcendence. Together, these readings train us to see Scripture, sin, and speech about God with greater precision, humility, and reverence.

Readings:

The Epistle of Barnabas, Chapters 10–11

Augustine of Hippo, The Confessions Book 2, Chapter 8

Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica Part 1, Question 13 — Articles 5–7 Combined

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