Sharing the Word

In today's First Reading Saint Paul tells the Ephesians that we all belong to the household of the faith, built upon the apostles on the basic foundation stone of Christ.

God has worked for our salvation from the beginning in the unfolding of his plans for us. This divine care will continue until it is brought to final consummation.

God has given us hope of salvation--hope that makes present suffering and effort seem as nothing compared with the glory that lies ahead.

We are children of the Father. We belong to him as Christ does. We are called to share Christ’s sufferings, but also his glory.

When the Spirit comes into our lives and Christ begins to live in us, we are totally re-oriented. We are turned away from the destructiveness of the flesh toward the life of the Spirit.

Moving from mastery by the flesh to mastery by God is not easy. We want to do what is good and right, but “the flesh” seems more appealing.