This Scripture is a letter that addressed the gravity of sin, the belief that God redeems us, the necessity of faith, the struggle with sin and the works of the Holy Spirit. It means that we need to be aware of our sins and work towards a better understanding of our faith. It is the good news of Jesus Christ and that through him we are given the privilege and ability to share our faith with others. This brings glory to Christ. We are also called to belong to Jesus Christ and to be his people.
Paul is telling us and the Romans that we are called to become Christ like and to serve the one true God as saints. In the Catechism we are told that the whole Church is called to “to spread the Kingdom of Christ over all the Earth” The Church is apostolic, and we remain in communion of faith and life with the successors of St. Peter and the other apostles, because we are “sent out” into the world to witness to our faith. (CCC 863) In order to show people that we have been called by Christ we must live with the grace of God.
This Scripture passage is most connected to Hoban’s core value of Zeal. Zeal is the fiery passion that Christians feel to spread Jesus’ message across the globe. Paul says that Jesus has given us the grace to spread his love to all people. This is a huge responsibility that some people seem to ignore. Zeal is about taking action. We have to live our faith out if we are to be considered true Christians. What can we do to bring Jesus mission to all people? How will we bring love to the people around us?
Father in Heaven,
You made me Your child
and called me to walk in the Light of Christ.
Free me from darkness
and keep me in the Light of Your Truth.
The Light of Jesus has scattered
the darkness of hatred and sin.
Called to that Light,
I ask for Your guidance.
Form my life in Your Truth,
my heart in Your Love.
Through the Holy Eucharist,
give me the power of Your Grace
that I may walk in the Light of Jesus
and serve Him faithfully. Amen.
I love the idea of us being in communion with life all around the world. I also like how we need to know our sins before we can confess them. That seems to be a step that I sometimes miss. This was a nice blog.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the blog because it showed me that I need to more aware of daily sins and how to improve them. It also reminded me that I need to better spread God's message of love throughout the world so that all may know his grace.
ReplyDeleteThe blog realy helped get it through my head that to get a better understanding of our faith we need to understand our sins. in doing this helps us become more faithful and helps spread the grace of god.
ReplyDelete-Drew Kutscher