Wednesday of week 23 in Ordinary Time
First reading Colossians 3:1-11
Saint Paul calls us to raise our gaze: “Let your thoughts be on heavenly things, not on the things that are on the earth.” In baptism we have already died to our old selves, and our true life is now hidden with Christ in God. This means that the Christian journey is not about clinging to what is passing, but about constantly stripping away the old habits of selfishness, pride, and division, and putting on the new self-renewed in the image of the Creator. This renewal transforms not only individuals but also relationships, for in Christ all boundaries of race, culture, or status lose their power, “there is only Christ: he is everything and he is in everything.” To live this truth is to recognize Christ as the unifying center of all life, the One who reshapes our identity and our vision of others. When Christ is our focus, the distractions of earth lose their grip, and our lives begin to reflect His image more clearly in thought, word, and action. Let’s reflect: Am I truly letting go of my old self and fixing my gaze on Christ, so that my life is daily renewed in His image and I see others not through divisions but through the truth that Christ is in all?
Don Giorgio