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| St. Vincent de Paul |
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The LORD does not want to leave us guessing about who he is. Flesh and blood can not reveal to us who he is. But he wants us to know just that beyond doubt.
Then he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
Peter said in reply, "The Christ of God."
Why is it so important to know him?
And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent (see John 17:3).
There is something about the very knowing of Jesus that is transformative. When we know him in the way he wants to be know grace is unleashed in our lives.
because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (see Romans 10:9).
There is something about seeing him as he is that makes us more like him.
but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure (see First John 3:2-3).
We need this grace, this transformation, this eternal life within us, if we are to follow God's call for us. The temple in our day is in a sorry state. Renewal might seem impossible. But assuredly it is not impossible if we know the one who is with us in the work.
And take courage, all you people of the land,
says the LORD, and work!
For I am with you, says the LORD of hosts.
When we know Jesus things no longer depend on our own strength and ability. We don't need to worry because it isn't ultimately about what we can do.
whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ (see First Peter 4:11).
The work to which we are called is tied up in the mystery of the Cross. Only when we trust in Jesus can the Cross manifest its power in our own lives, changing sorrow to joy, and death to life.
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