Saturday, 10/20/12
For the rest of this month our first readings will be taken
from what is called Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians. However, although Paul had labored
in Ephesus for two years, the letter makes no mention of that, and there are no
greetings to his many friends there. So, people who know the Bible well tell us
that the Letter to the Ephesians is actually a beautiful essay on the nature of
the Church itself.
This Letter makes no mention of the government of the Church
or of the countries to which it has spread. Rather, Paul looks on the Church as
the bride of Christ. He speaks of
the benefits that come to us all. In today’s reading he expresses the desire
that our eyes may be opened to the riches that are ours as Christians. He wants
us to become aware of “the riches of glory in his inheritance among his holy
ones.”
Sometimes we hear about people who have thoughts of leaving
the Catholic Church because they differ with what church officials are saying
on some topics. Paul’s Letter the Ephesians tells such people that the Church
is a mysterious hidden union between Christ and his chosen ones. The Church is
not its politics.
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