Belonging to Christ
Gal 3: 22-29; Lk 11: 27-28
'We are Christians for the past 4 generations'; 'I belong to such and such a Church or denomination'; 'oh! I am born again' or I am born thrice!!!... nothing of this will make us acceptable or blessed in the eyes of God. Whether Jew or Gentile, male or female, slave or free...it does not matter, says St. Paul in the first reading today. What matters is, that we clothe ourselves in Christ, that we become one in Christ, that WE BELONG TO CHRIST (cf. Gal 3:29).
Belonging to Christ would mean 3 things according to the readings today: having faith in God (inspite of anything that happens or does not happen, like Abraham); hearing the Word attentively (like St. Paul); and observing the directions given by the Lord (like our blessed mother).
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Wonderful reflections to the young today!
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