+ Today we have seminal readings from the gospel: for
contemplating them are the seeds to growth as a disciple of Christ, a follower
of one who actually dwells within, and a child of God. This last phrase “child
of God” is often times glossed over way too lightly – think of it, my dear
friends, a disciple, a follower, is also a CHILD OF
GOD! the God of Creation, the God of Salvation, the GOD OF LIFE, both
temporal and SANCTIFYING LIFE ETERNAL.
The way this is spelled out
clearly, yet subtly, is this: God spoke to Abram who prostrated himself on the
ground – the one true and proper posture when communicating with God (if at
least mentally) – and because he was already preselected for the job – God
changes his name to Abra-HAM because he would now be father of a host of
nations who would (and here’s the subtle nuance) be God’s children, and
Abraham’s only indirectly in a sense (in that they would be a tangible physical
descent) but it is the spiritual descendancy that would include all people of
every nation under the sun.
This was then covenanted,
sealed and deliverable to any who would simply BELIEVE that all this is real,
can apply to them, and actually live like it does apply.
And from this people of
children in faith, would come the one, ultimate, also predetermined King and
redeemer of them all: Christ the Lord, who would spring from Abraham and
Jesse’s stock, and flower through the House of David through to the begetting
of Joseph, husband of Mary, and Mary herself who would give birth to the
Messiah, Lord, God, Savior and Brother of all the other children of his Father.
And this Jesus would be both,
born in time, as a man, but eternal and existing before time began as true and
only begotten Son of God! This is why he could say that he himself knew Abram /
Abraham – knew him quite well as a matter of fact. And he was delighted to be a
part of his spiritual and physical ancestry. Jesus has Abraham’s very DNA.
May we rejoice today, that
because of our or our parent’s/god parents decision to join us to this
wonderful Mystical Body of believers and disciples and followers and children by
Baptism – we can count ourselves among the elect – among those who are on this
earth for also a predetermined amount of time for one purpose and one purpose
only: to further the Kingdom by populating it and by helping those we bring in
to the world to attain life when bodily death does occur for a short while. Or
to do this, if marriage is not our vocation, and a single person dedicated to the
same task: such as a bachelor, a priest, or a religious.
We are thrilled to be a member
of GOD’S OWN FAMILY! Let us cherish, love and help all the brothers and sisters
that God will place in our path this day: let us bring them into the silence,
and darkness of the brilliance of the LIGHT OF CHRIST who is always shining
that light on that path!
No comments:
Post a Comment