Today's readings focus on the grace of God helping us to reshape our future.
Just as the Isrealites were brought out of slavery through the grace of God, and Paul shares how the grace of God has challenged him to live a life like Christ and that the heavenly goal should be our focus. Jesus continues this teaching when he tells the woman caught in adultery that he does not condemn her and to not sin again...giving her the grace to overcome her past and live with the love of God.
These are great stories of true and intense love...love that supports us so much that we desire to step out of our comfort zone to bring peace an love to the world.
This weekend I'm at my parents and there is a wedding. We have been reminiscing about life when we were all younger, watching family videos and laughing at all of the fun times we remember. I will admit that I remember some times when I felt like I was not being supported and would get angry towards my family (I can't imagine I'm the only person ever who felt that way), but it is always fun and refreshing to get to spend time laughing and enjoying the support and love of our family.
It sort of reminds me of these passages. When I focus and think about only the times that frustrated me...then the times now that I spend with my family become dictated by those feelings and I grow in that frustration. But, luckily I have siblings and parents who LOVE to talk about all the fun times. It has allowed me to live in that and continues to cause me to desire spending even more time with my family and wanting to continue in that relationship of love.
So, imagine how much more the love and excitement of God about our friendships with him. His desire to share with us the fun times of our lives and to help is to allow him to guide an direct our actions. He desires our friendship and wants us to believe in his forgiveness...showing that just as the Israelites, Paul, and the adulteress woman can walk away from their past bondage, then we can too.
Today, we need to let Christ radiate in our heart. Allow his forgiveness to overshadow our fears, doubts, and sins so that we can move forward and, with our arms wide open, aim for our heavenly goal.
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