Many do not realise or even appreciate their baptism! How great and wonderful it is to be born again into a covenantal relationship with our loving Lord and God. How we inserted into the life, death and resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! And because of this there are no more distinctions, we are all ONE in Christ Jesus. We now have familial bonds with Him, God our Father, the Holy Spirit and with one another.
If we are still envious of one another, compare what we have or have not, then we have adopted an orphan mentality! Not one centred on Christ, not one centred on being a son or daughter so loved by our Heavenly Father. Most of all not one centred on the Word and Will of God. We are not keeping faith to the Word, neither have we embraced fully the Word made flesh; Jesus they Way, the Truth and the life!
I am Your child Father, anoint me afresh for my identity and destiny. Amen
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First reading
Galatians 3:22-29 ·
There are no more distinctions: all are one in Christ Jesus
Scripture makes no exceptions when it says that sin is master everywhere. In this way the promise can only be given through faith in Jesus Christ and can only be given to those who have this faith.
Before faith came, we were allowed no freedom by the Law; we were being looked after till faith was revealed. The Law was to be our guardian until the Christ came and we could be justified by faith. Now that that time has come we are no longer under that guardian, and you are, all of you, sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. All baptised in Christ, you have all clothed yourselves in Christ, and there are no more distinctions between Jew and Greek, slave and free, male and female, but all of you are one in Christ Jesus. Merely by belonging to Christ you are the posterity of Abraham, the heirs he was promised.
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Gospel
Luke 11:27-28
‘Happy the womb that bore you and the breasts you sucked!’
As Jesus was speaking, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, ‘Happy the womb that bore you and the breasts you sucked!’ But he replied, ‘Still happier those who hear the word of God and keep it!’
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