Today’s Gospel is a teaching on “what
the kingdom of heaven will be like.”
This biblical expression means the coming of grace into the world, the
coming of Christ into our hearts and into our lives. As the disciples of the Lord Jesus, we are
called always to be awake and to be the presence of Jesus among all the people
we encounter.
From the Gospel, the sensible
bridesmaids kept their lamps burning with the oil from their flasks. The lamp is the light of love and hope, and
at its center is the light of Christ.
This light is given to us in many ways in our lives. It is the peace of Christ that is within us,
and is the hope and love of Christ that we share with others
The spiritual lamp of our lives is
following a real, loving person: it is
an invitation to get to know Jesus, and to find ourselves drawn from our hearts
to follow Him. Without this living
relationship with Christ, words sound empty.
All the catechesis in the world, all knowledge is incomplete unless our
faith is enlivened by our relationship with Jesus.
Initiating last Tuesday, we are
engaging in the first phase of our Christ Life initiative. During the season of Lent, we will be
inviting you to participate in seven Monday Evenings with Discovering
Christ. The spiritual renewal we seek is
to deepen our relationship with Jesus in all that we say and do. More information to follow on Christ Life.
What will the Kingdom of Heaven be
like? Our life in Christ Jesus is the
way we discover the joy of the kingdom of heaven.
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