It changes the way we live our lives, giving us a different purpose, especially when we realize that there are many aspects of life that are futile and difficult. We engage in our relationships so differently, because Christ is present among us, like St. Paul indicates that Philemon can embrace his enslaved servant Onesimus in a greatly different way.
And we know that God equips us who are committed to following this way, so that we can love Him above all else, and direct everything toward devotion to Him, because in this way, we find the most meaningful and lasting purpose for our lives.
It was 6 years ago that St. Teresa of Calcutta was canonized, a great example of someone devoted to serving Christ by meeting the needs of those around her, trusting in God even in the darkness she faced in life.
And I give thanks to God this day for the devotion to God my parents have had throughout their lives, which became the foundation for their marriage, which started 40 years ago today at their wedding.
Despite the difficulties of renouncing what brings us meaning so that we can follow Christ, He can have assurance in the promise that when we turn our loyalties to Christ, we will undergo a transformation that leads to an abundant new Life.
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