THE MOST IMPORTANT LIVES - One Bread, One Body, 10/31/2017

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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Romans 8:18-25, Psalm 126:1-6, Luke 13:18-21
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THE MOST IMPORTANT LIVES

"Hoping for what we cannot see means awaiting it with patient endurance." -Romans 8:25

Because we:
* have been baptized into Christ (Rm 6:3),
* have the Trinity living within us (see Jn 17:23),
* are royal, priestly children of God (Rm 8:16; 1 Pt 2:9),
* are the light of the world and the salt of the earth (Mt 5:13-14), and
* by faith can do greater works than Jesus did (Jn 14:12),

our lives are of great significance for the whole world for all times.

Nevertheless, our lives are "hidden now with Christ in God" (Col 3:3). We feel as if we have "toiled in vain, and for nothing, uselessly, spent" our strength (Is 49:4). "We ourselves, although we have the Spirit as First Fruits, groan inwardly while we await the redemption of our bodies" (Rm 8:23). The effects of our lives seem a tiny seed rather than a harvest (see Lk 13:19). We feel discouraged.

However, the truth is that:
* "The sufferings of the present" are "nothing compared with the glory to be revealed in us" (Rm 8:18).
* In hope we are "saved. But hope is not hope if its object is seen" (Rm 8:24).
* We must "walk by faith, not by sight" (2 Cor 5:7).
* The Lord will multiply our little lives, if we give Him our "all" (see Mk 6:34ff; 8:1ff).

Therefore, be encouraged. Do not fear. Pray and work. "Rejoice in the Lord!" (Phil 4:4) Jesus may be coming back at any moment!


Prayer: Father, I offer my life and my body to You as a living sacrifice (Rm 12:1).

Promise: "Indeed, the whole created world eagerly awaits the revelation of the sons of God." -Rm 8:19

Praise: Robert repented of listening to unclean and degrading jokes.


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Rescript: In accord with the "Code of Canon Law", I hereby grant my permission to publish "One Bread, One Body" covering the period from October 1, 2017 through November 30, 2017
?Most Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Auxiliary Bishop, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, April 12, 2017

The rescript is a declaration that a book or pamphlet is considered to be free of doctrinal or moral error. It is not implied that those who have granted ecclesial permission agree with the contents, opinions, or statements expressed.

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