When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory. (Colossians 3:4 NABRE)
Writing from prison, Saint Paul encourages the believers at Colossae (a town he had not yet visited) to avoid some inaccurate teachings about Jesus. In today's verse, he reminds us, even today, that our lives are connected to Jesus through our baptism.
The submersion of baptism represents our burial, with Christ, to our old life. As we rise out of the baptismal water, we recall his Resurrection and our new life in the Spirit. And because he becomes our new life, we can claim what he promised.
Paul's message: Stay focused.
Today, I will avoid the snares and pitfalls of this life and focus on living life in the Spirit as I am called to by Jesus and encouraged to by all the saints.
Saint Robert Bellarmine, patron of catechists and catechumens, pray for us.
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