The Deeper Call: Trusting the Christ Within
“For the Souls in Purgatory – Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord”
Galatians 2:19-21
For through the law I died to the law, that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ; yet I live, no longer I, but Christ lives in me; insofar as I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God who has loved me and given himself up for me. I do not nullify the grace of God; for if justification comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.
Grace Prayed For
The Grace of Perfect Abandonment: Pray for the courage to let go of your self-reliant ego, so that you may experience the profound peace of Christ living His life within you and through you.
Reflection
To hear the Deeper Call of surrender and trust is to listen to the heartbeat of Jesus. In this passage fromTo deepen your intimacy with the Trinitarian God, you must first stand at the foot of the Cross and realize that you are not just a spectator—you are a participant. St. Paul reveals a “holy exchange”: your life for His. When you say, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me,” you are breathing out your need for control and breathing in the very Person of Jesus. This is the heart of surrender. It is not a loss of identity, but the discovery of your truest self hidden in the heart of the Father, animated by the Son, and empowered by the Spirit.
Intimacy grows when you stop trying to “act like” Jesus and instead allow Him to “be” in you. When you look in the mirror, see the Beloved. When you feel your weaknesses, remember that His life is currently pulsing through your spirit. This union is the wellspring of trust; if the Son of God loved you enough to give Himself up for you, you can safely give yourself up to Him.
As you move out into the world, this interior intimacy becomes an exterior light. You do not have to “bring” Jesus to people; you simply have to let Him out. In every encounter—the difficult colleague, the lonely stranger, the demanding family member—realize that Christ in you is looking at Christ in them (or the Christ waiting to be born in them). Your smile becomes His; your listening ear becomes His. Surrender means saying, “Jesus, love this person through me, because I cannot do it on my own.” In this way, every interaction becomes a Trinitarian act of grace.
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Sharing
Jesus last words on Earth were to his disciples, can be found in Matthew Chap 28 when Jesus told his disciples, “Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
Jesus calls all of us to share in his redemptive mission here on Earth. I would ask you to share this Scripture reflection with your family, your friends and your acquaintances, and then share it with a couple of individuals that you may may not be comfortable sharing with, keeping in mind always the words of Jesus, And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age
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