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To Be Sanctified In Christ

January 20, 2008 |

Today’s second reading St. Paul tells us we “have been sanctified in Christ Jesus” (1 Corinthians 1). 

How often do we remember this simple tenet of our faith?  How often do we let it sink into our lives and guide what we do?

Yet, the fact that we have been “sanctified” in Christ is huge.  We are in Christ - he is in us.  And the significance of this statement is further illustrated in today’s gospel from St. John when St. John the Baptist proclaims that Christ “is the Son of God.” 

So, we are sanctified in Christ and he is the Son of God - which means, we are made holy in and by God.  Knowing such, how can we bear living our lives in any way that does not measure up to our status of being sanctified in God and his son?  How can we neglect our relationship with God - knowingly sin - not fulfill God’s calling for us? 

Being sanctified means that we have to live our lives in ways that reflect positively on our Father and our Savior.  It means living our lives in a way that is consistent with God’s will for us.

And if we live our lives well - we will heed the call in today’s first reading (Isaiah 49) and help Christ become “a light to the nations, that [his] salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”

No matter who we are - what we do - how we have lived our lives in the past - our plans for the future - we can, will and must live our lives in a way that fully embodies our sanctification in Christ. 


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