But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we also await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. He will change our lowly body to conform with his glorified body by the power that enables him also to bring all things into subjection to himself. (Philippians 3:20-21 NABRE)
Christians constitute a colony of heaven, as Philippi was a colonia of Rome (Acts 16:12). The hope Paul expresses involves the final coming of Christ, not a status already attained.*
Father God, may I be mindful at all times that I am your child, a citizen of heaven, and may I wait joyfully for the return of your son, Jesus. Thank you for the many blessings of this day, and especially for the chance to share your mercy with others.
Today, on this Second Sunday of Lent, I will recall my heavenly citizenship.
Saint Peter Damian, a reformer who live a thousand years ago who would have encouraged us to continue renewing the Church and to place an increasing reliance on prayer, pray for us.
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