We are The Body of Christ

“Have in you the same attitude that is also in Christ Jesus.” The Apostles remind us that we are the Body of Christ. We carry in our own bodies and in our own lives the death of Jesus. In our daily living, we cling to the memory of the suffering of Christ that is most real to us. For He Himself said that they persecuted Him therefore as His Body, we too are persecuted. We are at times ridiculed for believing in God, mocked because we pray, hated because we hold out for a life that is eternal and made fun of because we hope and trust in God. But if we share in the rejection, we must also share in the rejoicing for Jesus has conquered death and has brought us life eternal. We are truly one Body in Christ but likewise we need to be of one heart, mind, and spirit. Scripture encourages us to put on the mind of Christ. That is, to think His thoughts, to speak His words and to pray as He did in loving relationship with God our Father. We also pray that our hearts would be like the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Not just similar but actually the same heart, the same love, and the same attitude in discerning the Father’s will and the same spirit in fulfilling it. Jesus lovingly invites us to remain in His love which is the same love He and the Father share and certainly the same love He shares with our Blessed Mother. A love so sacrificial that it only wills the absolute truth, love and good of the other. We are also encouraged to love this way and to faithfully remain in the Sacred Heart of Jesus. To love with Jesus’ heart and to love with His love as well. Our spirit and soul likewise are united to the One who fashioned us for Himself and created us in His own divine image and beautiful likeness. Creation itself is about oneness with the One who created it and remains united to His creation. God solely desires oneness with creation. Everything about salvation history is about a redemptive rescue formed out of an eternal, undying love that longs for and desires unity and peace and being wholly united in love, life, and truth forever. Salvation is about being together once again. A returning home to the way it used to be. It speaks to us about a returning to an eternal relationship and remaining wholly united to the Body of Christ.