We are Church, July 20, 2015 Daily Reflection

St. Bernard Church

St. Bernard Church

We are given all the instruction, education, and help possible to form us into good Christians. However, it is the Holy Spirit that will guide us through our lives to answer the call to be an authentic Christian. This mission in life is not complete if we do not go to the altar and allow our souls to be nourished with the body of Christ. If we do not gather with community to confess our wrongdoings and allow those sins to be forgiven. If we do not pray together, share our peace with one another and listen to the word of God. The “Church” is not some institution that Constantine realized would bring him political gain, it cannot be run like a government. It is also not man made. Jesus said to Peter, “And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.” (Matthew 16:18) Jesus Christ is the head of it, the Holy Spirit guides it, God the father loves it, Mary is the mother of it and we, we are the body of it on this earth together in community, breathing it in, and giving it out, listening, and letting God guide us to our own fulfillment but more importantly the fulfillment of God’s plan for our world, to love one another unconditionally through the love and sacrifice of Jesus Christ. We are the Church and our liturgy gives us the energy, education, understanding, and love needed to bring it to the world.

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