“We
hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of
God and not from us.” The
saints exemplify this passage from St. Paul in showing that everything good
comes from God and that within our earthen bodies we hold a great
treasure.
Today
we celebrate the feast of St. James, the brother of John and one of Jesus’
closest disciples. James followed
through his promise to the Lord: “‘Can
you drink the chalice that I am going to drink?’” They said to him, ‘We can.’” James didn’t just talk the talk, he
walked the walk and was the first of the apostles martyred for the Lord.
In
giving being killed for the faith, James understood clearly that, while his
earthen vessel was destroyed, the treasure within flourished. Would that we had the courage to live—and
die—like St. James.
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