Meditation
for Friday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time
(Eph
4:1-6; Lk 12:54-59)
Above all, he emphasized the importance of unity. Looking at the level of disunity among families and in the society, we can understand why St. Paul’s message is important for us today. Unity is the victory over selfishness, which is the foundation of every sin. We do not know where the seed of love is sown until unity germinates; unity and peace are the first fruits we pick up from the tree of love. If we are eager to maintain unity as St. Paul said, then we have strong reason to pursue the other virtues, especially love. However, St. Paul wants us to understand that this unity is part of our mystical experience as those chosen in Christ through baptism. That means our commitment to our calling into the one body of Christ will bring about unity. And unity will in turn bear witness that we have been true to the new life we have in Christ.
“For there is one body and one spirit, just as you were
called to the one hope that belongs to your call, one Lord, one faith, one
baptism, one God and Father of us all, who is above all and through all and in
all.” When our Christian faith can no longer reflect this mystery of unity among
us, then it is a sign that something is not right; it is either we have
believed wrongly, or we are not true to our faith. As Jesus said in the gospel,
we must interpret the ‘signs of the times.’ Look around, you will see the cloud
of disunity gathering everywhere. That means we must be more pro-active in sowing
seeds of love and the other virtues that nurture unity. Thanks be to God, we
have been chosen and blessed to become one body in Christ, the source of every
unity. Amen.
Fr Jude Chinwenwa Nwachukwu, C.Ss.R
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church,
Tedi-Muwo, Ojo, Lagos.
Friday October 21, 2022.
