United in Christ

"So there is to be no boasting about human beings: everything belongs to you, whether it is Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, the world, life or death, the present or the future—all belong to you; but you belong to Christ and Christ belongs to God." (1 Corinthians 3:21-23)

One of the greatest tragedies in the world today is that we all like to separate and have our own "identity", and we all like to do things "our" way. This is why, even as Christians, as Catholics, we become divided. How easily we separate into factions and groups, and start chanting our own slogans within us: 

"I belong to Paul", "I belong to Cephas", "I belong to Christ". (1 Corinthians 1:12)

But in doing so, we forget the very important fact that in each of us, and in each of our leaders, it is not "we" or "they" who work, but "Christ" alone. 

"But what I am now, I am through the grace of God, and the grace which was given to me has not been wasted. Indeed, I have worked harder than all the others—not I, but the grace of God which is with me." (1 Corinthians 15:10)

So let us give way to Christ! He alone is worthy to possess the Bride, the Church, the body of believers, none of us are. If St. John the Baptist was not worthy to have the Bride, none of us ever can be.

"It is the bridegroom who has the bride; and yet the bridegroom’s friend, who stands there and listens to him, is filled with joy at the bridegroom’s voice. This is the joy I feel, and it is complete. He must grow greater, I must grow less."(John 3:29-30)

Therefore let us each give way to the Divine Bridegroom, Jesus Christ, and let our happiness also daily increase in seeing the Divine Bridegroom grow greater in ourselves and others; yes indeed, "He must become more important, while I must become less important."

Let us all attain to that vision where Christ is everything, and He alone is "All in all"!

"Take every care to preserve the unity of the Spirit by the peace that binds you together. There is one Body, one Spirit, just as one hope is the goal of your calling by God. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father of all, over all, through all and within all."(Ephesians 4:3-6)

"There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither slave nor freeman, there can be neither male nor female—for you are all one in Christ Jesus." (Galatians 3:28)

May our faith in the Lord Jesus bind us all in unity!