To live as a Christian is to live a
life that is constantly moving and active, a life of faith based on what God
has taught us, and a life based on the knowledge that we will one day be called
to account for ourselves. This is the life of a pilgrim.
We live here as strangers and
guests, seeking a homeland that is beyond our present experience. But in
receiving Christ we have been given a glimpse of our heavenly homeland, we know
it is there and we know that one day we will reach it.
God does not leave us in
uncertainty. Although we may be severely tested in our faith, God has given us
assurances of our final destination. If we are attentive, God provides us with
signs to let us know that we are on the right path. But even so we do not put
our faith in signs and miracles, but on the faithfulness of God who always
keeps His promises.
And along the way we are given
missions and assignments based on our gifts. We carry out these assignments
best when we never lose sight of the fact that we may be called to account for
ourselves at any time, when we live every moment with our eyes fixed on the
light of eternity.
We can only maintain our sense of
justice and righteousness if we look beyond this passing temporal world to the
eternal embodiment of those ideas, the Living Lord, Jesus Christ.
Pax Vobiscum
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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