Members of God's Household

In today’s first reading, Ephesians 2: 19-22, St. Paul reminds us that we “are no longer strangers and sojourners, but …fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God…”   My thoughts went back to daydreams of when I said things to myself like: “It must be nice to have such and such, to be a member of that family, that club, that society. It must be nice to be as successful as….bla, bla, bla!”

And then my eyes went back to: “You are no longer a stranger or a sojourner, but a fellow citizen with the holy ones and a member of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the Apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the capstone.” Wow! A member of God’s household. It cannot get any better than that! You are among God’s “holy ones.” What? God’s holy ones—numbered among them? Yes, you and I are numbered among God’s holy ones, chosen by God Himself, redeemed, washed clean in the blood of Christ. Jesus took all of our shame and sinfulness, our selfishness and haughtiness, our pride and gluttony, our greed and stinginess, our fears and hopelessness,  our lack of faith and doubts and nailed them to the cross. And when He rose from the dead, we did, too. Jesus waits with anticipation when we will actually come into His eternal presence, His eternal glory forever. Yes, He waits for all of our enemies that can kill the soul and send us to eternal hell to be put to death! That is God’s love, God’s mercy, God’s goodness and kindness to all of His holy ones ransomed from Satan’s snares forever!

I believe that with all of my being even though I do not see it yet!  How about you?