Thursday of week 22 in Ordinary Time
First reading Colossians 1:9-14
Saint Paul reminds the Colossians, and us, what our true goal in life should be: to draw our strength from the glorious power of Jesus, so that we never give in to discouragement, but bear every trial with joy. This strength is not about endurance in our own capacity but about living in constant dependence on the One who has already conquered darkness. Gratitude becomes the natural response: “thanking the Father who has made it possible for you to join the saints and with them to inherit the light.” Here we are reminded that Christian perseverance is not grim survival, but joyful participation in a destiny already secured by Christ. To live as heirs of the light means to walk each day with a hope that cannot be dimmed and a gratitude that transforms even suffering into praise. Today’s reading invites us to stop measuring life by ease or difficulty and to start seeing it through the lens of inheritance, what matters most is that Christ has already given us a share in His kingdom of light. Let’s reflect: Do I draw my strength from Christ’s power so that I can endure trials with joy and gratitude, remembering that I already share in the inheritance of His kingdom of light?
Don Giorgio