Belonging to Christ, Listening as Mother Mary Does
In our Gospel today, we see the lineage that we as Christians belong to. Genealogy gives us a sense of belonging to our family tribe. This tribe might be relatives or friends who help us to understand the importance of community. All ethnic groups flock to their Church to find others who have the same belief system they do. We see that there are 14 generations from the Babylonian exile to Christ. This knowledge gives us a sense of belonging to Christ. There are frustrations as well as joys in belonging to family; we all have unique parts to our family and a definition of family that is different from others. This season we have a chance to truly listen as Mother Mary did to Angel Gabriel as he told her she would be the Mother of God. Listen to those who need it the most in our families and offer them our loving concern.
How do people outside the realm of Catholic/Christians feel that sense of belonging to Christ?
What about the gangs in Chicago how can we use their sense of belonging to shift to belonging to Christ?
In our own Church how do we invite other people to belong to our everyday or Sunday Mass?
Reflection by Dr. Eileen Quinn Knight
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