Humility: precious flower in God’s garden

Today we will reflect on the reading for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, according to the traditional calendar.

Eph 4:1-6

Brethren: I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called,  with all lowliness and meekness, with patience, forbearing one another in love,  eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.  There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call,  one Lord, one faith, one baptism,  one God and Father of us all, who is above all and through all and in all. Read More

“LIVE AS SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE FATHER”

“I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” (2 Cor. 6:18)

In Madre Eugenia’s little book on the Father, the sacred words of the New Testament come to life: “I have endowed you with the true Spirit of the new law.” This refers to the new covenant that the Lord established with His people through the coming of His Son. “For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” (John 1:17)

Thus, according to the Father’s words, all people are raised to the dignity that befits the children of God.

Whether we live up to this dignity and live as true children of God is now up to us as human beings, a status we have received through Holy Baptism. We know what this means: serving God with all our hearts and, time and again, returning to Him in repentance when we have erred.

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