Tuesday – 29th Week in Ordinary Time – A
In today's readings, we're going to see how we make a transition from being strangers to God and actually entering his household and living in readiness for his second coming. In the first reading we hear from Saint Paul's letter to the Ephesians, where he reminds us; "... but now in Christ Jesus, you who once were far off, have become near by the blood of Christ" (Ephesians 2:13). Saint Paul describes the extraordinary transformation accomplished in us through Christ's sacrifice. Those who were once separated, the Jews and the Gentiles, are now invited into one household of God Christ has broken down the wall of hostility, reconciling humanity with God and with one another through the cross. Notice that Paul does not simply say we are forgiven, he says we have become members of God's household, a living temple in which the Holy Spirit dwells. This raises an important question if Christ died to tear down, the walls that divide us? Why do we continue building them through pride, prejudice, resentment, and unforgiveness?