" . . . that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me." (Galatians 2: 19-20)
Do you hear this radical, outrageous statement? This letter to the Galatians proclaims that in our baptism, as we sink down into those waters, who we are dies. Dies. And as we rise from the baptismal waters, who we are is something new---a new creation---Christ. A member of the Body of Christ.
That blows my mind. Frankly, it's meant to. This act is meant to blow my mind, my heart, my soul, and my strength wide open so that the Holy Spirit can be poured in and the image of God within me may be fed in order to increase. As Christians, we are called to live the life of a disciple so that our rightful image....that of the divine.....increases to such a state that who we once were is taken over by who we truly are: a beloved Child of God.
So, the question is: are we willing to let go of those parts of us that do not align with God? Are we willing to suffer these little deaths, over and over, continuously along the way, so that Christ lives in us and through us? Will we live to God and for God and with God?
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