Theme: “I have come not to abolish but to fulfill…” (Matthew 5:17)
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Beloved in Christ,
In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus makes a very important statement about His mission: “I have come not to abolish the law or the prophets, but to fulfill …” (Matthew 5:17).
To understand this, we can think of something very familiar: a building and its architectural drawing.
Before a building is constructed, an architect prepares a plan or blueprint. That drawing shows what the building will look like—its structure, its rooms, its design. But the drawing itself is not the final reality. It is a guide, a preparation, a vision of what is to come.
When the building is finally constructed, the blueprint has not been destroyed or rejected. Instead, it has been fulfilled. The completed building reveals the full meaning of what the drawing intended.
In a similar way, the laws and teachings given in the Old Testament—like those we hear today in Deuteronomy 4:1,5-9 —were like God’s blueprint for His people. They guided Israel in wisdom, justice, and holiness.
But those laws were pointing toward something greater.
Jesus is that completed building.
In Him, God’s plan reaches its fullness. He perfectly lives the law, reveals its deepest meaning, and shows that the heart of the law is love of God and love of neighbor.
This means that Christianity does not reject the law of God. Instead, through Christ, the law becomes alive and complete.
So today we ask for the grace not only to know God’s commandments, but to live them as Jesus did—with a heart full of love, faithfulness, and obedience.
May Christ help us become living witnesses of the fulfillment of God’s law.
Amen.
By Most Rev. John Kobina Louis
