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In these three readings, I see a common element: that of movement. In the first reading, it is the movement of a journey; in the second reading, the movement of building the Church; in the third, in the Gospel, the movement involved in professing the faith.

Journeying, building, professing.

Is 2:5). This is the first thing that God said to Abraham: Walk in my presence and live blamelessly.

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Journeying: our life is a journey, and when we stop moving, things go wrong. Always journeying, in the presence of the Lord, in the light of the Lord, seeking to live with the blamelessness that God asked of Abraham in his promise.

Building.

Building the Church. We speak of stones: stones are solid; but living stones, stones anointed by the Holy Spirit.

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Building the Church, the Bride of Christ, on the cornerstone that is the Lord himself. This is another kind of movement in our lives: building.

Thirdly, professing. We can walk as much as we want, we can build many things, but if we do not profe