“And stretching out his hand towards his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brethren! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Tuesday 23rd July 2024 – MATTHEW 12:46-50.
So, teachings from the Catechism of the Catholic Church states that, “God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him for ever in heaven.”
Then, somewhere in the Holy Bible, it says, “And God said, let us make man in our image and after our likeness . . . . . . . . . . . .” – GENESIS 1:26.
The Holy Bible further has such emphasis about us, “And to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.” – EPHESIANS 4:24.
Ironically, in a twist of fate, there is yet this aspect of the Holy Bible, “Today I am giving you a choice between good and evil, between life and death.”
– DEUTERONOMY 30:15-20.
Volumes of books and articles have been written by Scripture scholars on these four points of our creation, viz:
1. To know Him.
2. To love Him.
3. To serve Him in this world.
4. To be happy with Him forever in heaven.
The number 4 point is what readily comes to mind.
The first two quotations from the Holy Bible are supposedly our ‘factory fitting’ and the No.4 point is our supposed terminal point, ceteris paribus – all other things being equal.
The first quotation taken from GENESIS 1:26 has already taken care of Nos 1 & 2.
That is to say, all the people we see around us, they are God, since you and I were made in the image and likeness of Him.
Therefore, by the virtue of our ‘factory fittingness’ we are supposed to love one another.
So, our No. 4 is consequent upon how we function out our No.3, while basking in the freedom occasioned by the third quote from the Book of DEUTERONOMY.
Though, we are supposedly ‘factory fitted’ but since we are made in the image and likeness of God, we couldn’t become like some kind of robots or puppets, so, God gave us the freedom of knowledge, creativity and choice.
Dear friend, it is thus, this freedom of choice that could become our bane to making No. 4.
My dear friend, we must be weary of our choices.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo.
23rd July 2024.