The world in which we live brings us marvelous life
adventures and opportunities. From the teaching of Paul we understand that are
called to be justified with God through faith in Jesus Christ. Friar JudeWinkler points out that the language of the author of the text from the letter
to the Ephesians from the Roman Catholic Lectionary for today is different. The
author speaks of being saved by the free gift of our faith in Christ. This
salvation draws us up from the choices we may have made to follow the allures
and passions of the world which put our gratification, success and desires
ahead of living in the Spirit of God which draws us to life as a witness to
love, service, compassion, patience and selflessness. The theologians separate
the justification of our living today and our salvation on the last day when we
are raised to eternal communion with God. The time of justification and the
time of salvation will hopefully meet on our last day and unlike the rich fool
in the parable from the Gospel of Luke, we will not be in the midst of building
for and serving ourselves when our life is demanded of us. The praise today in
the song of the psalmist for the steadfast love of God, which the author of
Ephesians proclaims to be unconditional, is the background music which
motivates our decisions to seek greater intimacy with God through the Jesus and
Life in the Spirit in the world which is gift to us.
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