(Listen to this homily here.)
St. Paul has a powerful statement in the beginning of his
letter to the Ephesians: “In
all wisdom and insight, [God the Father] has made known to us the
mystery of his will in accord with his favor that he set forth in him as a plan
for the fullness of times, to sum up all things in Christ, in
heaven and on earth.” Note that Christ is not said to sum up some things, but all
things.
What
are these things? Nature…humanity…salvation
history…the Old Testament…the New Testament…the Jewish sacrificial system…our
Sacraments…morality…theology…philosophy…and on and on and on.
As
Catholics, we do not follow a dead book.
We do not follow an idea.
We follow a living Person—Jesus Christ!
The
challenge for us to consider is how well our lives are summed up by Jesus. When people see you, do they see
Christ? Does your family feature
Jesus? While no one of us can do
this perfectly this side of heaven, consider how your life can be more focused
on Jesus Christ today and during the rest of the week.
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