Attempt to control knowledge with false icons

The temptation to control the manner in which we join with others in experience  of Divine Presence is not in accord with the themes in the texts from the Roman Catholic Lectionary today. The Letter to the Ephesians is celebrated as the text in which the theology of our Life in Christ is proclaimed, according to Ray Stedman. The author tells us of a plan of God to to bring all creation under the final rule of Christ. Friar Jude Winkler comments on the link which associates Jesus with Lady Wisdom in the Hebrew Testament. He presents how the Pharisees and scribes reduced the knowledge of God to an icon which they defined much as some Christians today fashion Jesus as the prophet of their own worldview. The Gospel from Luke continues the rant of Jesus in the home of the Pharisee against the practices which have burdened those seeking communion with God. Kyle Lierk identifies the actions of people who intentionally attempt to keep others from the grace of God. The attitude of holy woman and Doctor of the Church, St Teresa of Avila, is cited by Don Schwager as the key to experiencing knowledge of the Kingdom of God. In simple surrender and service we experience the Life in Christ intended for us from the beginning of time.