without father or mother or genealogy

First Reading: Psalm: Gospel:

Hebrews 7:1-3, 15-17 Psalm 110:1-4 Mark 3:1-6

Hebrews 7:3 He is without father or mother or genealogy, and has neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest for ever.

We tend to give value to people based on their human origins. Take for instance the inauguration of Obama yesterday. Why is this so significant? Is it because he is a hero? Has he stood up against oppression? Has he saved lives and healed the sick? I know of none of those. But he is a "black" man. It is because of his origins that the people are raising him up.
Christ, like Melchiz'edek is not a priest because of his earthly origins, but because of his heavenly origins.
Do we value earthly life or heavenly life? Can we see through the temporal to the eternal? Are our heroes men of lineage or men of faith?

Father, help me by your Holy Spirit to see through the earthly values that trap us every day. Help me to value the heavenly life and all that points me to that.

Amen