Every one of us, in baptism, is buried with Christ in his death, to rise with him in resurrection. We are all called to be dead to sin and alive to God. We are all called to be saints.
Sermons on Matthew
It is this confrontation with our own demise that has the power to jar us into dealing with the other great problem of our lived experience: namely sin and its consequences.
If we really want to ‘be there’, we have to ‘get there’.
And mostly what he learns is that there is a divine center in himself. There is something in himself that has the power to help him overcome his own foolishness… He learns who he is.
We are unwise…..to be held captive by speculation. Our visions of a new creation, eternal life, and the communion of saints ought to set us free from that.
Maybe nothing changes in our life that would make for some extraordinary story. Perhaps it is simply that the eye of our heart opens and we begin to engage ourselves. and others in small ways.
Together, these two are known to summarize the Decalogue.
I’ve seen the holiness of the Christian community here increase day by day. I will leave you confident in the knowledge that it will continue to increase day by day and confident in the future of the church I love.
In humble obedience, we are to strive to look like God in what we do and say. To reflect Christ’s passionate heart. This is how we give to God the things that are God’s.
The deep truth of Isaiah’s feast is that death itself is on the menu; it too is swallowed up.