Thursday of week 29 in Ordinary Time
First reading – Romans 6:19-23
“Now, however, you have been set free from sin…” This is the real effect of salvation. We are set free. We are liberated. We are liberated from our past. We are liberated from our sins. Our sanctification is our liberation. Our freedom to choose God and to walk with God in life. That life is eternal. The sin after this liberation is to ignore the possibility of walking with God to eternal life. When we ignore this possibility of being at the service of this love of God, we sin. When we do accept this possibility of serving the love of God we walk into the path of sanctification. This is our choice with our liberty gained for us by the Christ Jesus our Lord. This interiority, this intimate relationship with Jesus Christ is our liberty. Let’s reflect: Do I recognize the liberty gained for me by Christ Jesus our Lord?